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Specific Heat Capacity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which will be the easiest to heat up?

a)

copper

b)

granite

c)

iron

d)

basalt

2.

Which will be the hardest to heat up?

a)

water

b)

lead

c)

granite

d)

iron

3.

How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 g of lead from 25°C to 35°C?

  • Specific Heat Capacity (c) = 0.129 J/(g•°C)
a)

6.45 J/(g•°C)

b)

6.45 J

c)

16.1 J/(g•°C)

d)

d.16.1 J

4.

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 capacity 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

5.

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)

c)

100°

d)

150°

6.
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
7.

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

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Specific Heat Capacity

c)

Temperature

d)

Heat Capacity

8.
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
9.

Specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°C. What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?

a)

Water

b)

Wood

c)

Both are same

10.

Graphite has a specific heat capacity of 0.709 J/g⁰C. If a 20 g piece of graphite is cooled from 38⁰C to 18⁰C, how much energy was lost by the graphite?

a)

283.6 J

b)

183.6 J

c)

203 J

d)

109 J

11.

When a body absorbs heat, its temperature will

a)

increase.

b)

decrease.

c)

remains constant.

12.

Which statement defines the thermal capacity (heat capacity) of a solid body?

a)

the energy needed to melt the body without a change in temperature

b)

the energy needed to raise the temperature of the body by one degree Celsius

c)

the increase in the volume of the body when its temperature is raised by one degree Celsius

d)

the total amount of internal energy in the body

13.

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the quantity of heat required to

a)

melt 1 kg of the substance.

b)

raise the temperature of the substance by 10C.

c)

raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 10C.

14.
What is the symbol for Thermal Energy?
a)
Q
b)
t
c)
m
d)
C
15.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
16.
A material was cooled from 100ºC to 40ºC.  What is the temperature change?
a)
60ºC
b)
40ºC
c)
-60ºC
d)
-40ºC
17.
What is the SI unit for temperature?
a)
Kelvin
b)
Celcius
c)
Fahrenheit
d)
All of these
18.

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

19.
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
20.

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