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fun with thermodyanamics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
internal energy
d)
none of these
2.

During process A, from state 1 to state 2, the temperature of the ideal gas

a)

stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

d)

is half as much

3.

During an adiabatic process, a sample of gas does 400 J of work on the environment. What change occurs with the internal energy of the gas?

a)

The internal energy increases by 400 J.

b)

The internal energy doesn't change.

c)

The internal energy decreases by 400 J.

d)

There is not enough information if we don't know how much heat was added or removed.

4.

Process B on the PV diagram is an ______________ process.

a)

adiabatic

b)

isobaric

c)

isochoric

d)

isothermal

5.

What is heat?

a)

the amount of thermal energy in an object

b)

an object's internal kinetic energy

c)

the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

d)

the amount of energy needed to raise the temp of an object

6.

During process D, from state 4 to state 1, the ideal gas...

a)

is increasing temperature.

b)

is doing work on the environment.

c)

is decreasing pressure.

d)

is decreasing temperature.

7.

The property of a thermometer that allows it to indicate temperature is

a)

thermal expansion

b)

heat capacity

c)

thermal equilibrium

d)

conduction

8.

If the pressure inside a container of gas has decreased, it must have been caused by...

a)

adding heat to the gas or increasing the volume of the gas

b)

removing heat from the gas or decreasing the volume of the gas

c)

adding heat to the gas or decreasing the volume of the gas

d)

removing heat from the gas or increasing the volume of the gas

9.
What do we call the relationship between thermal energy, heat and work?
a)
Closed System
b)
Entropy
c)
Conductors
d)
Thermodynamics
10.
Dragging an object across a rough surface makes it warm, or even hot. The temperature increase occurs because of
a)
Work
b)
Heat
c)
Thermal
d)
Both work and heat