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Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics #2

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 7hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transfer of heat by means of electromagnetic waves

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

2.

Transfer of heat by contact and collisions between the molecules in a substance.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

3.
Warm air rises and cold air sinks demonstrates what?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
refrigeration
4.

The average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in a substance is directly related to

a)

heat

b)

specific heat capacity

c)

temperature

d)

Brownian Motion

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.
In this method of heat transfer heat is carried by a moving medium, like water or air.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
this is impossible
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.

The 1st law of Thermodynamics

a)

Energy can not be created or destroyed. It just changes forms.

b)

Energy can only be created by the sun

c)

Some energy is lost to the environment.

10.

Specific Heat

a)

the amount of energy it takes to raise one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius

b)

The internal energy of an object

c)

The measure of the kinetic energy of an object's molecules

11.

Conductor

a)

A material that thermal energy travels through easily

b)

A material that energy does NOT transfer through easily

c)

Energy that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves

12.

Insulator

a)

A material the energy does NOT transfer through easily

b)

A material that thermal energy travels through easily

c)

The measure of the kinetic energy of an object’s molecules

13.

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

14.

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

15.

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

16.

The variable foe HEAT

a)

Q

b)

C

c)

T

17.

The variable for Specific Heat

a)

Q

b)

C

c)

T

18.

The unit for HEAT (thermal energy)

a)

Calories

b)

Cal/gram degree Celsius

c)

Degrees Celsius

19.
7. All phase changes (changing states) requires energy to be added or taken away.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
21.
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
22.

If the specific heat of water is 4,186 J/kg∙°C, how much heat is required to increase the temperature of 1.2 kg of water from 23 °C to 39 °C?

a)

-80,371.2 J

b)

44,938.6 J

c)

80,371.2 J

d)

112,575.9 K

23.
A sample of iron receives 50.J of heat energy that raises the temperature of the iron 25.0°C. If iron has a specific heat of  0.10 J/g°C, what is the mass of the iron sample?
a)
25 g
b)
30 g
c)
20 g
d)
50 g
24.
How is the cat being heated?
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
25.
How is the man being heated?
a)
condensation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
radiation
26.
How is the teapot being heated? 
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
27.

What is the heat energy generated/emitted by the metal when a 250 kg lump of iron cools from 650° C to 20° C? Specific heat of iron is 449 J/kgC.

a)

1,459,250,000 J

b)

70,717,500 J

c)

112,250 J

28.

What is the heat gained or lost when 20 kg of water experiences a change in temperature from 10° C to 40° C ? (Specific heat of water is 4186 J/kgC)

a)

8000 J

b)

- 8000 J

c)

2,511,600 J

29.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

31.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
32.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

33.

Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

34.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
35.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
36.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
37.
This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
38.
Which of the following changes would end Earth's tectonic activity?
a)
Earth's crust becomes a cooler solid
b)
Earth's mantles becomes a warmer semiliquid
c)
Earth's mantle becomes cooler and solid.
d)
Earth's outer core becomes warmer
39.
Do land breezes typically happen during the day or night?
a)
Day
b)
Night
40.

Do sea breezes typically happen during the day or night?

a)

Day

b)

Night

41.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
42.
Why do land breezes occur at night?
a)
Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
b)
Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
c)
Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
d)
Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.
43.

Air moves from _______ pressure to ________ pressure.

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

d)

low to low

44.
When warm air rises, ______ pressure forms at the surface of the land or sea.
a)
high
b)
some
c)
low
d)
none