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Specific Heat Capacity

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

a)

66.5 J

b)

665 J

c)

0.0266 J

d)

0.665 J

2.

20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?

a)

418 J

b)

209 J

c)

83 J

d)

4.18 J

3.

The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 20 grams?

a)

12.82 °C

b)

24.12°C

c)

1.95 °C

d)

5128 °C

4.
_______________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Radiation
5.
___________ is measured by the unit Joules.
a)
Heat energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Specific heat
6.
What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ½mv
d)
m=QC
7.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
8.
The symbol for specific heat is .......
a)
c
b)
Q
c)
m
d)
t
9.
What is Specific Heat?
a)
The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
b)
The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
c)
The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
d)
The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
10.

Which material heats up quickest?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Concrete

c)

Diamond

d)

Glass

e)

Water

11.

Which material heats up slowest?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Concrete

c)

Diamond

d)

Glass

e)

Water

12.

Some 1kg of water and 1kg of diamond are heated to the same temperature. Which is true?

a)

They both require the same amount of energy

b)

The diamond needs around 8 times more energy

c)

The water needs about 8 times more energy

d)

The diamond heats up slower than the water

e)

The water ends up colder

13.

10 kg of aluminium is heated from 120C to 220C. How much energy is needed?

a)

8 970 000 J

b)

897 J

c)

8970 J

d)

89 700 J

e)

897 000J

14.
1kg of water cools from 100C to 20C. What is true
a)
It gives out 336 kJ
b)
It gives out 336 J of energy
c)
It takes in 336 kJ
d)
It takes in 336 J
e)
It doesn't take in or give out any energy
15.

If  Q=mcΔTQ=mc\Delta T  , what is ΔT\Delta T   

a)

 ΔT=Qmc\Delta T=\frac{Q}{mc}  

b)

 ΔT=mcQ\Delta T=\frac{mc}{Q}  

c)

 ΔT=Qmc\Delta T=Qmc  

d)

 ΔT=mQc\Delta T=\frac{m}{Qc}  

e)

 c=QmΔTc=\frac{Q}{m\Delta T}  

16.

2 kg of glass is given 84 000 J. What is the change in temperature?

a)

+50°C

b)

-50°C

c)

0°C

d)

+100°C

e)

-100°C

17.

2 kg of glass at a temperature of 20°C is given 84 000 J. What is the final temperature?

a)

+50°C

b)

-50°C

c)

-30°C

d)

70°C

e)

20°C

18.
If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They both heat up at the same speed
d)
They cool down.
19.

The temperature of a 6.0 g sample of glass changed from 20.0°C to 45.0°C when it absorbed 550 J of heat. What is the specific heat of this glass?

a)

0.27 J/g °C

b)

3.7 J/g °C

c)

130 J/g °C

d)

12 J/g °C

20.

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

a)

Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

b)

Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

c)

There is more water than sand at the beach.

d)

There is more sand than water at the beach.

21.
When a  piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°, What is the change in temperature?
a)
50°
b)
0°
c)
100°
d)
150°
22.
How does heat flow?
a)
Always from cold to warm
b)
Always from warm to cold
c)
Both warm to cold & cold to warm
d)
It depends on the temperature
23.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
24.
Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?
a)
Object A, it has a lower spefici heat
b)
Object B, it has a lower specific heat
c)
Object A, it has a higher specific heat
d)
Object B, it has a higher specific heat
25.
For a skillet, used for cooking, do you want a high or low specific heat
a)
High, so that it will need more energy to heat up
b)
Low, so that it will change temperature quickly
26.
If 200 grams of water is to be heated from 24.0° C to  100.0° C to make a cup of tea, what is the mass and what is the change in temperature?
a)
m=200g
∆t= 66
b)
m=200g
∆t=124
c)
m=200
∆t=100
d)
m=200g
∆t=76
27.
The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 20 grams?
a)
12.82 °C
b)
24.12°C
c)
351 °C
28.
Which of the following is NOT true about heat? 
a)
Heat moves from hot to cold
b)
Heat is a form of energy
c)
Heat cannot be transferred
d)
Heat makes molecules speed up 
29.

In heat capacity equations, what does the triangle represent?

a)

Temperature

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

change in

e)

change in temp

30.

Given that 10 g of copper block and 10 g of clay block is heated with the same amount of heat. It is observed that the 10 g copper block is hotter than 10 g of clay block. Which of the following is accurate?

a)

heat capacity of 10 g of copper block is lower than 10 g of clay block

b)

specific heat capacity of 10 g copper block is lower than 10 g clay block

c)

heat capacity of 10 g of copper block is higher than 10 g of clay block

d)

specific heat capacity of 10 g copper block is higher than specific heat capacity of 10 g clay block

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