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Heat Engine, Pump, Thermal Efficiency

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A device that removes heat from a cold body and transfers it to a hot body

a)

Heat Engine

b)

Heat Pump

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Carnot

2.

Describes the limitations of heat transfer. It states that it is impossible for heat to spontaneously flow from a cold body to a hot body.

a)

1st Law of Thermodynamics

b)

2nd Law of Thermodynamics

c)

Newton's Laws of Motion

d)

Ohm's Law

3.

A system that converts heat to mechanical energy, which can then be used to do mechanical work.

a)

Heat Pump

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Heat Engine

d)

Heat Engine

4.

Thermal efficiency is represented by the symbol "η"

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In which part is the heat engine found in the image?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

What device is being shown in the picture?

a)

Heat Engine

b)

Refrigerator

c)

Hot Reservoir

d)

Heat Pump

7.

It expresses the fraction of heat that becomes useful work, a dimensionless performance measure of a device that uses thermal energy

a)

Thermodynamics

b)

Carnot Cycle

c)

Thermal Efficiency

d)

Heat Cycle

8.

The expansion of gas during cooling and gas compression when cooled makes the Stirling engine work.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

With regards to the image, which part is the hot reservoir?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

A. Heat Engine is a device that transforms thermal energy into mechanical energy.

B. Heat Pump is device that removes heat from a cold body and transfers it to a hot body

a)

A is correct

b)

B is correct

c)

Both are correct

d)

Neither of these options are correct

11.

If a heat engine puts in 600J of work and gives out 140J of useful work. Calculate the heat efficiency.

a)

0.27 or 27.77%

b)

0.26 or 26.66%

c)

0.23 or 23.33%

d)

0.31 or 31.11%

12.

A heat engine absorbs 5800J of heat energy from a hot reservoir and discards 3200J into the environment.

Calculate the thermal efficiency of this engine.

a)

0.39 or 39.99%

b)

0.44 or 44.44%

c)

0.43 or 43.33%

d)

0.47 or 47.77%

13.

In the scale of 1-10, with 1 being the happiest,

how would you rate your day?

a)

1-2

b)

3-4

c)

5-6

d)

7-8

e)

9-10