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Heat, Calorimetry, & percent error

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What information does the specific heat capacity of water tell us?

a)

How much energy was released in the combustion of our food item

b)

The amount of energy to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 Celsius degree

c)

The amount of energy in our water when we started the calorimetry lab

d)

It is just a constant to help us cancel units

2.

Combustion is an __________ process.

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

c)

Energy Neutral

3.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
4.

If two objects have different temperatures when they come in contact, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________

a)

one reaches a temperature of zero

b)

they both have an equal temperature

c)

one runs out of energy

5.
There are 2 pans of water, one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. You add 4000 joules of energy,  which one has the bigger change in temperature?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They the same material so they both heat to the same temperature
d)
They both will cool down.
6.

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy. What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?

a)

Copper

b)

Carbon Steel

c)

Zinc

d)

Stainless Steel

7.
For the formula:
 Q= m c ∆T
The  units for specific heat are:
a)
g /J C
b)
°C/g J
c)
kJ/g
d)
J/g°C
8.

How many Joules of energy are required to change 10. gram of water from 20. οC to 90. οC?

a)

700 J

b)

2900 J

c)

290 J

d)

1400 J

e)

29,000 J

9.

How many Joules of energy are required to make 100.0 grams of ice at 0.0 οC completely melt?

a)

200 J

b)

334 J

c)

33,400 J

d)

140,000 J

10.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
11.

Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?

a)

The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.

b)

Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.

c)

Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.

d)

Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.

12.

How much heat energy must be removed to turn 14 grams of liquid water to a solid at 0 degrees Celsius?

a)

59 J

b)

4,700 J

c)

20,000 J

d)

32,000 J

13.

How much heat energy is needed to change 27 grams of water at 100 degrees Celsius into a gas?

a)

none, if it is at 100 degrees it must be a gas

b)

110 J

c)

9,100 J

d)

61,000 J

14.

A piece of a Jolly Rancher is burned in a Calorimeter. There is 100.0 mL of water in the calorimeter and it rises in temperature by 20.0 degrees Celsius. How many Joules of energy did the Jolly Rancher give off?

a)

2,100 J

b)

4,180 J

c)

8,360 J

d)

18,000 J

15.

How much energy must be added to a 32 gram sample of ice (solid water) at 0 degrees Celsius to completely turn it into a gas (water vapor) at 100 degrees Celsius?

a)

96,000 J

b)

11,000 J

c)

72,000 J

d)

8,300 J

16.

How much energy must be removed from a 32 gram sample of water vapor at 100 degrees Celsius to completely turn it into a solid (ice) at 0 degrees Celsius?

a)

96,000 J

b)

11,000 J

c)

72,000 J

d)

8,300 J

17.

You determine that a sample of snack food is 1,600 calories/gram but the package says it is 5.4 Cal/g. What is your percent error?

a)

+ 30,000 %

b)

- 70. %

c)

- 30. %

d)

+ 300 %

18.

True or False: A Food Calorie is equal to 1,000 regular calories

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If you try to burn a Cheeto, it will

a)

surprisingly not ignite since it does not contain much energy

b)

burn slightly as long as you hold the match to it

c)

burn brightly giving off a surprising amount of heat

d)

run away to protect itself