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Heat Capacity

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which will heat up faster?

a)

copper

b)

granite

c)

iron

d)

basalt

2.
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.
3.

How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 grams of lead from 25°C to 35°C? [specific heat (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 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.

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.

6.
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
7.

What is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?

a)

Q=mc∆t

b)

Q=mH

c)

Q= ½mv

d)

m=QC

8.

The heat absorbed by melting a solid is known as

a)

heat of fusion

b)

heat of solid

c)

heat of liquid

d)

heat of vaporization

9.

The amount of heat required to change the phase of a substance depends on two factors which are (choose all that apply).

a)

surrounding temperature

b)

temperature change

c)

material

d)

the mass

10.

What does "ΔT" stand for?

a)

A change in time

b)

A change in temperature in degrees C

c)

A change in mass

d)

Addition of temperature in degrees F

11.

What is specific heat capacity (C)?

a)

The amount of energy it takes for a substance to start a combustion reaction

b)

The amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of an amount of something by a certain temperature

c)

The specific way to heat something in capacity

d)

The amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one gram by at least one degree C or K

12.

If you sweated 35 grams of water yesterday, how much energy is released in your sweat?

a)

79,100 Joules

b)

35 calories

c)

2260 Joules

d)

540 calories