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U3: Target 14: Reading Heating /Cooling Curves

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The graph shows the heating curves for benzene and water.

Which substance has a higher boiling point?

a)

benzene

b)

water

2.

Given the heating curve of a solid being heated at a constant rate, how much total time was required to boil this substance after it reached its melting point?

a)

3 minutes

b)

4 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

14 minutes

3.

Given the heating curve for water, during which line segment could I find water in both the solid and liquid phase at the same time?

a)

AB

b)

BC

c)

CD

d)

DE

e)

EF

4.
What line segment represents only the solid state?
a)
A-B
b)
B-C
c)
C-D
d)
D-E
5.
A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph.  What is its boiling point?
a)
100 C
b)
60 C
c)
80 C
d)
20 C
6.

Given the heating curve of a solid being heated at a constant rate, how long it is in the liquid phase only?

a)

3 minutes

b)

5 minutes

c)

10 minutes

d)

2 minutes

7.

What label is given to the first flat line on the graph?

a)

temperature

b)

boiling point

c)

melting point

d)

time

8.

At the first flat line on the graph, what state of matter should we see?

a)

mix of solid and liquid

b)

mix of liquid and gas

c)

mix of solid and gas

d)

solid

9.

What label is given to the second flat line on the graph?

a)

temperature

b)

boiling point

c)

melting point

d)

time

10.

At the second flat line on the graph, what state of matter should we see?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

mix of liquid and gas

11.

The temperature of this substance is always increasing on this graph.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Thermal energy is always being added on this graph.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

At the first flat line on the graph, what state of matter should we see?

a)

mix of solid and liquid

b)

mix of liquid and gas

c)

mix of solid and gas

d)

gas

14.

What label is given to the second flat line on the graph?

a)

temperature

b)

boiling point

c)

melting point

d)

time

15.

At the second flat line on the graph, what state of matter should we see?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

mix of solid and liquid

d)

mix of liquid and gas

16.

Thermal energy is always being removed on this graph.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Between which points is the temperature of the substance remaining constant?

a)

A-B only

b)

A-B, C-D, and E-F

c)

B-C only

d)

B-C and D-E

18.

In which region(s) does temperature increase?

a)

Region C only

b)

Regions B and D

c)

Regions A, C, and E

d)

Regions A and B

19.

Describe the substance at letter E

a)
b)
c)
20.

During a phase change, the temperature ________.

a)

increases

b)

stays the same

c)

decreases

21.

If temperature decreases, the average kinetic energy ________.

a)

increases

b)

stays constant

c)

decreases

22.

This curve indicates what about the heat energy?

a)

Heat energy is being added or absorbed

b)

Heat energy is being released