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The Flow of heat

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every gram is called____?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Kinetic Energy

2.
What is the symbol for Thermal Energy?
a)
Q
b)
t
c)
m
d)
C
3.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
4.
What is the symbol for Specific Heat
a)
Q
b)
t
c)
m
d)
C
5.
What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ∆mct
d)
m=QC
6.
Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC
a)
Wood
b)
Water
c)
Both are the same
7.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
8.
A material was cooled from 100ºC to 40ºC.  What is the temperature change?
a)
60ºC
b)
40ºC
c)
-60ºC
d)
-40ºC
9.
What does temperature measure?
a)
Heat
b)
ºC
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Thermal Energy
10.
What is the SI unit for temperature?
a)
Kelvin
b)
Celcius
c)
Fahrenheit
d)
All of these
11.
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
12.

In an exothermic process the surrounding loses heat.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
In an endothermic reaction the system is releasing energy.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Is the combustion of gasoline endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Exothermic
15.
As someone is running on the track they begin to perspire.  If the runner is our system, are they endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Endothermic process
b)
Exothermic process
16.

A reaction is performed in a beaker with a temperature probe recording the temperature changes of the reaction. If the temperature began at 15.0 degrees Celsius and ended at 7.5 degrees Celsius. If the reaction is our system, is the system endothermic or exothermic?

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

17.
Do reactants in an endothermic reaction have a higher or lower energy than the products? 
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
18.

During an endothermic reaction in a beaker if we are part of the surroundings and touched the beaker, it would feel _______.

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Bubbly

d)

Damp

19.
Energy can not be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred refers to the....
a)
law of conservation of energy
b)
law of conservation of mass
c)
life facts
d)
law of conservation of chemistry
20.
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
21.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
internal energy
d)
none of these
22.
What kind of graph is this?
a)
endothermic
b)
exothermic
23.

The diagram represents two solids and the temperature of each. What occurs when the two solids are placed in contact with each other?

a)

Heat energy flows from solid A to solid B. Solid A decreases in temperature

b)

Heat energy flows from solid A to solid B. Solid A increases in temperature

c)

Heat energy flows from solid B to solid A. Solid B decreases in temperature.

d)

Heat energy flows from solid B to solid A. Solid B increases in temperature.

24.

The amount of heat energy required to change the temperature of 12 g of gold from 45°C to 15°C is -47 J. What is the specific heat capacity of gold?

a)

0.13 J/(g°C)

b)

17,000 J/(g°C)

c)

1600 J/(g°C)

d)

0.065 J/(g°C)

25.

A cast iron skillet is used to fry bacon. For optimal frying, the pan must be heated to about 178 oC from a room temperature of 22.0 oC. It is known that 1.58 x 105 J of heat energy are absorbed by the pan to reach the desired temperature and the specific heat of iron is 0.450 J/g oC. What must the mass of the skillet be?

a)

12.7 kg

b)

2.25 kg

c)

110 kg

d)

1.97 kg