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Thermal properties (1)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To keep food warm or cool, coolers are made out of materials that are _________________.
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
2.
Internal energy is made up of _________.
a)
kinetic energy only
b)
potential energy only
c)
kinetic energy and potential energy
d)
all sorts of energy
3.
What is Thermal expansion?
a)
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles 
b)
Is a decrease in a materials volume when temperature decreases 
c)
An increase in a materials volume when temperature increases
d)
Chicken fried rice
4.

What is heat capacity ?

a)

The amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1K or 1°C

b)

The amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a 1kg mass of substance by 1K or 1°C

c)

The amount of thermal energy required to change a substance from liquid state to gaseous state without a change in temperature

d)

The amount of thermal energy required to change 1kg of the substance from liquid state to gaseous state, without a change in temperature

5.

Latent heat is

a)

the heat absorbed or released at a boiling process during a change of phase

b)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase

c)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase per 1 kg

d)

the heat absorbed or released by an object to increase or decrease its temperature by 1 degree Celsius

6.
If two objects of the same mass require different amounts of heat to raise their temperature 10 kelvin, the objects have different ______________.
a)
specific heats
b)
thermal expansions
7.

The graph shows the cooling curve of a substance. At which stages the specific latent heat released?

a)

AB and CD

b)

BC and DE

c)

AB and EF

d)

BC and CD

8.

State what occurs during freezing/condensation?

a)

Internal Kinetic Energy remains constant, Internal Potential Energy decreases

b)

Internal Kinetic Energy remains decreases, Internal Potential Energy decreases

c)

Internal Kinetic Energy remains constant, Internal Potential Energy remains constant

d)

Internal Kinetic Energy remains constant, Internal Potential Energy increases

9.

The temperature shown by a mercury -in glass thermometer increases.Which of the following is constant.

a)

the density of the mercury

b)

the internal energy of the mercury

c)

the mass of the mercury

d)

the volume of the mercury

10.

Why does a pure substance melt at a constant temperature?

a)

Negligible (i.e. very little) heat is absorbed during this process.

b)

All pure substances melt at 0°C.

c)

The heat absorbed during melting is used to increase the kinetic energies of the particles, and not the temperature of the substance.

d)

The heat absorbed during melting is used to break the bonds between the

particles.

11.

The change in state from liquid to gas is called

a)

vaporization

b)

sublimation

c)

condensation

d)

deposition

12.
When the temperature of matter decreases, the particles _______.
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
13.

The rate of evaporation is affected by several factors. Which statement describes one of the factors appropriately?

a)

Higher air humidity increases the rate of evaporation.

b)

A smaller exposed area increases the rate of evaporation.

c)

A lower surrounding temperature increases the rate of evaporation.

d)

A higher altitude (height above sea level) increases the rate of evaporation.

14.
Which statement is false about melting?
a)
Energy is absorbed by substance from the surroundings
b)
Change in state from solid to liquid
c)
No change in the average kinetic energy of particles during melting
d)
Energy is given out to form bonds between particles 
15.

The SI units J/kg°C measures

a)

Specific heat capacity

b)

mass

c)

temperature

d)

heat energy

16.

Define Specific Latent Heat of Fusion

a)

is the amount of thermal energy required to change one kilograms of the substance from liquid state to gaseous state or vice versa, without a change in temperature

b)

is the amount of thermal energy required to change one kilograms of the substance from solid state to liquid state or vice versa, without a change in temperature

c)

is the amount of thermal energy required to change one kilograms of the substance from liquid state to gaseous state or vice versa by one Kelvin or one degree celcius

d)

is the amount of thermal energy required to change the substance of any of any mass from liquid state to solid state or vice versa, without a change in temperature

17.
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
18.

A high specific heat capacity means...

a)

It heats up quickly with energy added

b)

It requires more energy to change temperature

19.

The increase in temperature when heat is supplied to a body can be explained by

a)

an increase in the average kinetic energy of the particles in the body.

b)

an increase in the average spacing of the particles in the body.

c)

a decrease in the average speeds of the particles in the body.

d)

a decrease in the internal energy of the particles in the body.

20.

The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change (∆t) when 100 Joules of heat (∆E) is added to 20 grams?

a)

12.82 °C

b)

24.12°C

c)

1.95 °C

d)

5128 °C

21.

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat (∆E) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

a)

66.5 J

b)

665 J

c)

0.0266 J

d)

0.665 J

22.
Specific heat of water is  4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?
a)
Water
b)
Wood
c)
Both are same
23.

The temperature of an unknown piece of metal with a mass of 30.00 g changes from 25.0 °C to 35.0 °C when the metal absorbs 350.0 J of energy. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal?

a)

1.17 J/g°C

b)

-1.17 J/g°C

c)

0.857 J/g°C

d)

-0.857 J/g°C

24.

How much energy is released when you freeze 150 g of water?


( Lvaporisation=2260 J/g and LFusion =334 J/g)

a)

50 100 cal

b)

339 000 J

c)

339 000 cal

d)

50 100 J

25.

A 2.00 kg block of iron has an immersion heater and a thermometer inserted into its body as an experimental set-up for determining the specific heat capacity of iron. The iron block is also well lagged with an insulator.


The heater is set at 100 W. The initial temperature of the iron block is 25°C. After two minutes, its temperature is measured to be 38°C. What is the specific heat capacity of iron?

a)

7.7 J kg–1 °C –1

b)

160 J kg–1 °C –1

c)

240 J kg–1 °C –1

d)

462 J kg–1 °C –1