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Specific Heat 2025

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
2.
Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC
a)
Wood
b)
Water
c)
Both are the same
3.
There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?
a)
Large cup (Trenta)
b)
Small cup (Tall)
c)
Medium cup (Venti)
d)
All three are the same temperature so they have the same thermal energy
4.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
5.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It requires less energy to change temperature
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
c)
It heats up very quickly
6.
There are 2 pans of water, one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. You add 4000 joules of energy,  which one has the bigger change in temperature?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They the same material so they both heat to the same temperature
d)
They both will cool down.
7.
If I have 2 blocks of Aluminium (one of 1kg and one of 10 kg) and heat them up with 6,000 Joules of energy.
Which one will have the SMALLEST change in temperature?
a)
1 kg
b)
10 kg
c)
They both heat up  to the same temperature
d)
It depends on the temperature of the room
8.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Specific Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Kinetic Energy
9.
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
10.

Which will heat up slower?

a)

water

b)

lead

c)

granite

d)

iron

11.

Which will heat up faster?

a)

copper

b)

granite

c)

iron

d)

basalt

12.
What does temperature measure?
a)
Heat of Molecules
b)
ºC
c)
Average Kinetic Energy of Molecules
d)
Thermal Energy
13.

Large oceans moderate the climatic temperatures of surrounding coastal land areas because the temperature of ocean water changes

a)

rapidly, due to water’s low specific heat

b)

rapidly, due to water’s high specific heat

c)

slowly, due to water’s low specific heat

d)

slowly, due to water’s high specific heat

14.
Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?
a)
Object A, it has a lower spefici heat
b)
Object B, it has a lower specific heat
c)
Object A, it has a higher specific heat
d)
Object B, it has a higher specific heat
15.
Object X has a specific heat of 2.45 J/g⁰C and object Z has a specific heat of 5.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up slower?
a)
Object X, it has a lower spefici heat
b)
Object Z, it has a lower specific heat
c)
Object X, it has a higher specific heat
d)
Object Z, it has a higher specific heat
16.

For a skillet, used for cooking, do you want a high or low specific heat

a)

High, so that it will need more energy to heat up

b)

Low, so that it will change temperature quickly

17.
A city located near the center of a large continent has colder winters and warmer summers than a city at the same elevation and latitude located on the continent's coast. Which statement best explains the difference between the cities climates? 
a)
Windspeeds are greater over land than over oceans. 
b)
Air masses originate only over land. 
c)
Land has a lower specific heat than water.
d)
Water changes temperature more rapidly than land. 
18.
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
19.

Which states of matter are fluid?

a)

gases and liquids

b)

liquids and solids

c)

gases only

d)

liquids only

20.

If two objects have different temperatures when they come in contact, 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

21.

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.

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