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Basics of thermodynamics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Density is equal to

a)

Mass x acceleration due to graviy

b)

Mass / gravity

c)

Volume / Mass

d)

Mass / Volume

2.

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

3.
Heat travels from the sun to the earth by the process of...
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
insulation
4.
What do we call the relationship between thermal energy, heat and work?
a)
Closed System
b)
Entropy
c)
Conductors
d)
Thermodynamics
5.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
6.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
7.

When you place the metal in boiling water, heat flows from the _________ to the _______.

a)

metal to the boiling water

b)

bottom of the metal to the top half of the metal

c)

bottom of the water to the top of the water

d)

boiling water to the metal

8.
How does heat move to melt ice?
a)
from the ice to the water
b)
from the water to the ice
c)
from the water to the air
d)
from the air to the water
9.

Particles (molecules) in a ______________________ have less energy than the other states of matter.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

10.

Temperature is ...

a)

the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of an object

b)

The amount of thermal energy it takes to raise one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius.

c)

An object’s internal energy

11.

Conduction

a)

The transfer of thermal energy through solids

b)

The transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases

c)

The transfer of thermal energy as electromagnetic waves

12.

Convection

a)

The transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases

b)

The transfer of thermal energy through solids

c)

The transfer of thermal energy as electromagnetic waves

13.

Radiation

a)

The transfer of thermal energy as electromagnetic waves

b)

The transfer of thermal energy through solids

c)

The transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases

14.

Celsius Scale

a)

water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

b)

water boils at 212 degrees and freezes at 32 degrees

c)

Water boils at 273 degrees and boils at 373 degrees

15.

The unit for HEAT (thermal energy)

a)

Calories

b)

Cal/gram degree Celsius

c)

Degrees Celsius