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Thermal Physics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________
a)
one reaches a temperature of zero
b)
they both have an equal temperature
c)
one runs out of energy
2.
Temperature is a measure of the...
a)
total energy in a substance
b)
total kinetic energy in a substance
c)
average potential energy in a substance
d)
average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance
3.
What letter represents heat?
a)
S
b)
C
c)
T
d)
Q
4.
What is 0oC in Kelvin?
a)
110 K
b)
100 K
c)
273 K
d)
210 K
5.
How much heat is absorbed when 355g of water goes from 25-45 degrees Celsius? The specific heat of water is 4180 J/kg.K 
a)
21945 J
b)
21945 g
c)
29678 J
d)
29678 g
6.
A 300g piece of aluminum at 100 oC is placed in a 150g of H2O at 200 oC. The final temp. of the mix is 35 oC. What is the specific heat of the aluminum if the specific heat of the water is 4180 J/kgK?
a)
22415 J
b)
22415 g
c)
32415 J
d)
32415 g
7.
To convert from Celsius to Kelvin:
 
K = Degrees Celsius + __________  
a)
251 K
b)
275 K
c)
213 K
d)
273 K
8.

the symbol for specific latent heat is

a)

c

b)

ll

c)

Q

d)

m

9.

The heat absorbed by melting a solid is known as

a)

latent heat of fusion

b)

latent heat of solid

c)

latent heat of liquid

d)

latent heat of vaporisation

10.

What is the formula to calculate specific latent heat of vaporisation?

a)

l=Qml=\frac{Q}{m}

b)

c = Q/(mΔƟ)

c)

Q = mcΔƟ

d)

Q=mlQ=ml

11.
No more energy can be removed from matter at:
a)
its freezing point
b)
0°C
c)
absolute zero
d)
273 K
12.

if 334000 J of heat is required to change state of 1 kg of ice into water then heat of fusion is

a)

668000 J/kg

b)

334000 kg

c)

334000 J/kg

d)

668000 J

13.

The amount of heat required to change 1 kg of liquid into gas at constant temperature is called

a)

heat of fusion

b)

heat of vaporization

c)

heat of change of state

d)

heat of solid

14.

What is internal energy

a)

the average kinetic energy of the particles

b)

heat energy

c)

the sum of the kinetic and potential energy

d)

the average potential energy

15.

which value is larger for a substance

a)

latent heat of fusion

b)

latent heat of vaporisation