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005. Thermal Physics & Gas Laws

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
2.

The specific heat of platinum is 133 J/kg°C. How much heat(Q) 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

3.
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 of the metal?
a)

1117

b)

-1117

c)

857

d)

-857

4.

Specific heat of water is  4180 J/kg°C. Specific heat of wood is 1760 J/kg°C What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?

a)
Water
b)
Wood
c)
Both are same
5.

A pot of 2400g of water at a temperature of 25˚C is heated on a stove until the water boils (100˚C).  The specific heat of water is 4180 J/kg/K.
Determine the heat energy needed to heat the water in the pot to boiling.

a)
133.76J
b)
43,062.2J
c)
752,400J
d)
1,003,200J
6.
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
7.

The specific heat(c) of copper is 390 J/kg/K. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat is added to 20 grams?

a)

12.82 °C

b)

24.12°C

c)

1.95 °C

d)

5128 °C

8.

The amount of heat required to change the phase of a substance depends on two factors which are

a)

surrounding temperature

b)

temperature change

c)

material

d)

the mass

9.

specific latent heat of vaporisation is

a)

the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the solid to liquid phase without change in temperature

b)

the amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from the liquid to gaseous phase without change in temperature

c)

the amount of heat required to change the temperature 1 kg of the substance by 1 degree Celcius

10.

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 of 1 kg object

d)

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

11.

Water molecules have the greatest kinetic energy in

a)

Ice at 0 ⁰C

b)

Water at 90 ⁰C

c)

Water at 373 K

d)

Steam at 150 ⁰C

12.

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

13.

Calculate the energy absorbed by 30 g of 100 ⁰C water that is turned into 100 ⁰C Steam, if the Latent heat of Vaporisation is 2.26MJ/Kg

a)

67 800 J

b)

6 7800 J

c)

678 J

d)

67.8 J

14.

If the temperature in a tank rises 15.6oC, how many Kelvin will it rise?

a)

25.6K

b)

288.6K

c)

273K

d)

15.6K

15.

Adding heat to a non-flexible container of gas will cause

a)

the molecules to slow down and hit the sides less often. The pressure will decrease.

b)

the temperature to increase and molecules to speed up. The pressure will not be affected.

c)

the molecules to speed up and hit the sides more often. The pressure will increase.

16.
If a balloon is cooled what will happen to the volume?
a)
Volume will increase
b)
Volume will decrease
c)
Volume will not change
17.

What stays constant in Boyle's Law

a)

Volume

b)

Temperature

c)

Pressure

d)

Gas

18.
Temperature is a measure of particle...
a)
kinetic energy
b)
size
c)
colour
d)
electrostatic force
19.
Absolute zero is the temperature (in Kelvin), at which, only in theory...
a)
all particles stop moving
b)
time stands still
c)
space and time merge
d)
energy goes to infinity