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specific heat capacity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which material heats up quickest?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Concrete

c)

Diamond

d)

Glass

e)

Water

2.

Which material heats up slowest?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Concrete

c)

Diamond

d)

Glass

e)

Water

3.

Some 1kg of water and 1kg of diamond are heated to the same temperature. Which is true?

a)

They both require the same amount of energy

b)

The diamond needs around 8 times more energy

c)

The water needs about 8 times more energy

d)

The diamond heats up slower than the water

e)

The water ends up colder

4.

10 kg of aluminium is heated from 120C to 220C. How much energy is needed?

a)

8 970 000 J

b)

897 J

c)

8970 J

d)

89 700 J

e)

897 000J

5.

2kg of water and 4 kg of water are heated to the same temperature. Which is true

a)

They both require the same amount of energy

b)

2kg needs twice as much energy than the 4kg

c)

4kg needs twice the energy the 2kg needs

d)

4kg needs 4 times the energy the 2kg needs

e)

The 2kg is hotter

6.

What is the equation for specific heat capacity?

a)

Q=mcΔTQ=mc\Delta T

b)

Q=mcΔTQ=\frac{mc}{\Delta T}

c)

Q=ΔTmcQ=\frac{\Delta T}{mc}

d)

Q=cΔTmQ=\frac{c\Delta T}{m}

e)

Q=mΔcTQ=m\Delta cT

7.

What are the units for specific heat capacity?

a)

J kg / °C

b)

J / kg / °C

c)

J / °C

d)

J / kg

e)

kg °C / J

8.
1kg of water cools from 100C to 20C. What is true
a)
It gives out 336 kJ
b)
It gives out 336 J of energy
c)
It takes in 336 kJ
d)
It takes in 336 J
e)
It doesn't take in or give out any energy
9.

What is happening between D and E?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensing

d)

Freezing

e)

Sublimation

10.

What is happening between B and C?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensing

d)

Freezing

e)

Sublimation

11.

What does a steep line show?

a)

High specific heat capacity

b)

Low specific heat capacity

c)

Nothing to do with specific heat capacity

12.

What does section B show?

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensing

d)

Freezing

e)

None of these options

13.

2 kg of glass at a temperature of 20°C is given 84 000 J. What is the final temperature?

a)

+50°C

b)

-50°C

c)

-30°C

d)

70°C

e)

20°C

14.

2 kg of glass is given 84 000 J. What is the change in temperature?

a)

+50°C

b)

-50°C

c)

0°C

d)

+100°C

e)

-100°C

15.

5 kg of water at a temperature of 60°C gives out 210 kJ of energy. What is the final temperature?

a)

50°C

b)

70 °C

c)

60.01 °C

d)

59.99 °C

e)

60 °C

16.
What is Specific Heat?
a)
The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
b)
The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
c)
The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
d)
The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
17.

6200 J of heat is used to increase the temperature of a 1.2 kg metal block. The specific heat capacity of metal block is 450  J kg1°C1J\ kg^{-1}\degree C^{-1}  . What is the rise in temperature of the metal block ?

a)

9.6  °\degree  C

b)

11.5  °\degree  C

c)

15.0  °\degree  C

d)

360.0  °\degree  C

18.

Graphite has a specific heat capacity of 0.709 J/g⁰C. If a 20 g piece of graphite is cooled from 38⁰C to 18⁰C, how much energy was lost by the graphite?

a)

283.6 J

b)

183.6 J

c)

203 J

d)

109 J

19.

What letter is used to represent specific heat capacity?

a)

H

b)

P

c)

C

d)

T

20.

20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?

a)

418 J

b)

209 J

c)

83 J

d)

4.18 J