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thermnal equilibrium

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The condition where two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. They are said to be the same temperature.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Cooler to Warmer

c)

Energy Transfer

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

2.
heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
3.

Two objects have different temperatures. Object A has a temperature of 42 degrees and Object B is 37 degrees. Which direction should the energy transfer between Objects A and B?

a)

From Object A to Object B

b)

From Object B to Object A

c)

Energy will not transfer

d)

Energy will transfer both directions

4.

What happens to the temperature if I add ice cubes to a glass of soda

a)

The heat transfers from the coke to the ice

b)

The heat transfers from the ice to the coke

5.

You leave your cold spoon in a hot bowl of oatmeal. What happens after an hour?

a)

The temperature of both the oatmeal and the spoon stay the same

b)

The spoon and the oatmeal become the same temperature

c)

Only the temperature of the oatmeal will change

d)

Only the temperature of the spoon will change

6.
After taking a hot shower, James steps out of the shower onto the tile floor. The tile felt cold to his feet. Which explanation below best describes James' experience?
a)
Heat from his feet is transferred to the tile floor
b)
Heat from the tile floor is transferred to his feet
c)
Cold from the tile floor is transferred to his feet
d)
Cold from his feet is transferred to the tile floor
7.
When holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer?
a)
From the cold cup to your hand
b)
From the cold cup to the warm air
c)
From the ice to your hand
d)
From your warm hand to the cold cup.
8.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
9.

Heating will continue until what is reached?

a)

Energizers

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Equality

d)

Energy

10.
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
11.
High temperature is connected to:
a)
Low kinetic energy.
b)
High kinetic energy.
c)
Zero net energy.
d)
Equal kinetic energies.
12.

The sensitivity of a liquid-in-glass thermometer can be increased by

a)

having a thick-walled bulb

b)

increasing the diameter of the column

c)

decreasing the size of the bulb

d)

increasing the length of the column

13.
Two objects, V and W, touching each other. The initial temperature of V and W are 90°C and 80°C respectively.
Which statement is correct when V and W are at thermal equilibrium?
a)
Net rate of heat flow between V and W is zero
b)
Rate of change in temperature of V is bigger then that of W
c)
Temperature of V is higher than W
d)
The quantity of heat in V is the same as in W
14.
What is the concept used in the measurement of temperature using a thermometer?
a)
Specific heat capacity
b)
Thermal equilibrium
c)
Thermal convection
d)
Thermal resistance
15.
The unit Joules is for ___________
a)
heat energy
b)
temperature
c)
specific heat
16.
Is a measure of how hot or cold something is 
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Thermal Energy 
17.

Nik Nazim uses an uncalibrated laboratory thermometer to determine the temperature of a liquid. Calculate the temperature of the 

a)

13.3

b)

23.3

c)

51.4

d)

43.3

18.

An earth-monitoring satellite falls into the earth’s atmosphere at a high velocity and reaches at the sea surface with a high temperature. After a while the temperature of the satellite is same as the temperature of the sea water. This is caused by

a)

The heat is released by the satellite

b)

The satellite is cooled by the sea water

c)

The satellite and the sea water are in thermal equilibrium

19.

The diagram shows a metal sphere P at 80oC is immersed in a cooler liquid Q. Thermal equilibrium is reached when

a)

temperature of P = temperature of Q

b)

mass of Q displaced = mass of P

c)

volume of Q = volume of P

d)

specific heat capacity of P = specific heat capacity of Q

20.

The diagram shows object A and object B are of temperatures T1 and T2. The heat flows from A to B until the thermal equilibrium is reached at a temperature T. Which relationship between T1 , T2 and T is true?

a)

T1 > T2 > T

b)

T2 > T1 > T

c)

T1 > T > T2

d)

T2 > T > T1

21.

6. Diagram shows a metal sphere at temperature of 90°C immersed in a liquid at temperature of 40°C.

What is the temperature of the metal sphere when thermal equilibrium is achieved between the sphere and the liquid?

a)

More than 90 °C

b)

Same as room temperature

c)

Less than 40 °C

d)

Between 40 °C and 90°C

22.

Diagram shows hot water being added to cold water. Which of the following statements is correct if there are no heat losses to the surrounding?

a)

Heat lost by hot water is greater than heat gained by cold water.

b)

Heat lost by hot water is greater than heat gained by cold water.

c)

Heat lost by hot water is equal to heat gained by cold water.

23.

What happens when the coffee and the cup are in thermal equilibrium?

a)

The temperature of the cup is increasing

b)

The temperature of the coffee is decreasing

c)

There is no net heat flow from the coffee to the cup

d)

There is a net flow from the coffee to the cup

24.

6. The lengths of the mercury column in a thermometer at the ice point and the steam point are 5 cm and 25 cm respectively. When the thermometer is placed in a liquid , the length of the mercury column is 12 cm. What is the temperature of the liquid?

A 30 o C

B 35 o C

C 55 o C

D 70 o C

a)

30 o C

b)

35 o C

c)

55 o C

d)

70 o C

25.

At thermal equilibrium, heat absorbed by cool object is________ to the heat released by the heat object

a)

equal

b)

larger

c)

smaller

d)

not equal

26.

Temperature is .... quantity

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

27.

What is the unit of heat?

a)

celcius degree

b)

joule

c)

pascal

d)

metre

28.

To calibrate a thermometer, without using another thermometer, fixed points are required. Which statement is correct?

a)

Any temperatures can be used as fixed points.

b)

Only a lower fixed point is required.

c)

Only an upper fixed point is required.

d)

Both a lower fixed point and an upper fixed point are required.

29.

Heat travels from cooler objects to warmer objects.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What happens to the mercury (liquid) in a thermometer when it is hot?

a)

It explodes

b)

It expands

c)

It contracts

d)

It disappears

31.

NAME THE ELEMENT USED IN THERMOMETER

a)

MAGNESIUM

b)

CALCIUM

c)

MERCURY

d)

ALUMINIUM

32.

How can you make the thermometer more sensitive?

a)

Large bulb

b)

Wide tube

33.

How to increase linearity in thermometer?

a)

Choose liquid that expand uniformly with tempearture

b)

non uniform bore

34.

The liquid -in-glass thermometer contains mercury.Which physical property of the mercury varies with temperature, enabling the thermometer to operate?

a)

mass

b)

melting point

c)

resistance

d)

volume