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Thermal Science

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the heat capacity of an object measure?
a)
the amount of energy required to change the temperature of an object
b)
the total amount of energy an object can store
c)
the thermal potential energy of the object
d)
the amount of work done by the object
e)
the amount of energy required to melt a solid object
2.
When applying the first law of thermodynamics to a system, when is heat a positive quantity?
a)
when the system does work
b)
when the system has work done on it
c)
when the system absorbs heat
d)
when the system loses heat
e)
when no work is done either on the system or by the system
3.
The product of the pressure and volume of a system  has the same SI units as which one of the following choices?
a)
force
b)
work
c)
acceleration
d)
momentum
e)
impulse
4.

25 °C in kelvins

a)

298.45 K

b)

248.15 K

c)

298.15 K

5.

The First Law of Thermodynamics describes the conservation of energy

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In the formula of The First Law of Thermodynamics, the ''W'' represent:

a)

Work done on or by the system

b)

Change in internal energy

c)

Energy transferred as heat

7.

No work is done on or by the system

a)

Isothermal

b)

Adiabatic

c)

Isovolumetric

d)

Isolated System

8.

Which of the following is equivalent to the principle of energy conservation?

a)

Newton’s first law

b)

The first law of thermodynamics

c)

Newton’s second law

d)

The second law of thermodynamics

9.

The type of system that can exchange mass and energy, usually in the form of heat with its surroundings.

a)

isolated system

b)

open system

c)

closed system

10.
What is absolute zero?
a)
0 K
b)
273 K
c)
0oC
11.
What is internal energy?
a)
The amount of heat an object contains.
b)
The sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles of a substance.
c)
Something we can measure easily.
d)
Something that does not exist.
12.
It states that if two thermodynamic systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third, then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
a)
First Law of Thermodynamics
b)
Second Law of Thermodynamics
c)
Third Law of Thermodynamics
d)
Zeroth Law
13.
Entropy increases from solid, liquid to gas. Why?
a)
Molecular disorder increases
b)
Molecular randomness decreases
c)
Molecules are more energetic
d)
Molecules are more reactive
14.
As water in a freezer turns into ice,
a)
the water absorbs energy from the air in the freezer.
b)
the water absorbs the coldness from the air in the freezer.
c)
the freezer air absorbs heat from the water.
d)
the water neither absorbs nor releases energy.
15.
As time progresses, Energy will naturally become more spread out.  It can only come together if you make it.
a)
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
b)
First Law of Thermodynamics
c)
Second Law of Thermodynamics
d)
Third Law of Thermodynamics
16.

A heat engine

a)

converts heat input to an equivalent amount of work

b)

converts work to an equivalent amount of heat

c)

takes heat in, does work, and loses energy heat

d)

uses positive work done on the system to transfer heat from a low temperature reservoir to a high temperature reservoir

e)

uses positive work done on the system to transfer heat from a high temperature reservoir to a low temperature reservoir

17.

A Carnot cycle

a)

is bounded by two isotherms and two adiabats on a p-V graph

b)

consists of two isothermal and two constant volume processes

c)

is any four sided process on a p-V graph

d)

only exists for an ideal gas

e)

has an efficiency equal to the enclosed area on a p-V diagram

18.

A Carnot engine operates between 200°C and 20°C. Its maximum possible efficiency is

a)

90%

b)

100%

c)

38%

d)

24%

e)

72%

19.
The ideal thermodynamic cycle is called 
a)
the Crovener cycle
b)
the Carnot cycle
c)
the Nitrogen cycle
d)
the Somenoc cycle
20.

Process 1-2 is ....

a)

adiabatic expansion

b)

adiabatic compression

c)

isothermal expansion

d)

isothermal compression

21.

The high reservoir is in 100 degree celcius, and the low reservoir is in 10 degree celcius. The efficiency of this carnot engine is ....

a)

75,9%

b)

24,1%

c)

90%

d)

10%

22.

Entropy is a measure of

a)

accuracy

b)

precision

c)

the disorder of a system

d)

the attraction of a nucleus for an electron

23.

What phase of matter has the most entropy?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas