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Thermodynamics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which best describes ENTROPY?
a)
Useful heat energy needed to drive an engine
b)
Heat that can be stored to be used at a later date
c)
  Random energy that escapes from the system
d)
A state of order in a physical system
2.

Which is an example of decreasing entropy in a closed system?

a)

Boiling water

b)

Freezing water

c)

Cells in a body coming together

d)

Ice melting

3.
It is possible to reach absolute zero
a)
true
b)
false
4.
The second  law of thermodynamics states that entropy of a system  tends to ______________. 
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay constant
d)
fluctuate wildly
5.
Which law of thermodynamics states that absolute zero cannot be reached?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
6.

A thermal property that remains constant during an adiabatic process.

a)

Efficiency

b)

Volume

c)

Entropy

d)

None

7.

Kelvin and Planck's statement describes

a)

perfect heat engine

b)

an unattainable perfect engine

c)

steam engine

d)

All the above

8.

Carnot’s theorem

a)

The efficiency of a Carnot engine is independent of the working material of the engine.

b)

Shows that a Carnot engine combined with a more efficient engine would constitute a perfect heat engine

c)

All perfectly reversible engines operating between two given temperatures have the same efficiency.

d)

All the above

9.

Variables independent of the size of the system and the same at any location within the system.

a)

Intensive variables

b)

Extensive variables

c)

Independent variables

d)

Dependent variables

10.

 (∂T∂V)s\left(\frac{\partial T}{\partial V}\right)_{\mathrm{s}}   =

a)

 −(∂P∂S)V-\left(\frac{\partial\mathrm{P}}{\partial S}\right)_{\mathrm{V}}  

b)

 (∂P∂S)V\left(\frac{\partial\mathrm{P}}{\partial S}\right)_{\mathrm{V}}  

c)

 (∂V∂S)P\left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial S}\right)_{\mathrm{P}}  

d)

 −(∂V∂S)P-\left(\frac{\partial V}{\partial S}\right)_{\mathrm{P}}