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Thermodynamics

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which temperature scale is based on the average body temperature of humans?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Celsius

c)

Fahrenheit

2.

When an object cools, this means that the object is ? thermal energy.

a)

gaining

b)

losing

3.

Which of the following is the coldest?

a)

0C

b)

0F

c)

0K

4.

Substances that are in ? have the same temperature.

a)

thermal equilibrium

b)

thermal heat

c)

thermal energy

d)

thermal distress

5.

The transfer of thermal energy is called ?

a)

thermal energy

b)

heat

c)

temperature

6.

Which has more thermal energy, a thermos of hot chocolate or a water cooler of ice water?

a)

a thermos of hot chocolate

b)

water cooler of ice water

7.

What temperature scale CANNOT have negative values?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

 

Kelvin

8.

In temperature, degrees on the ? scale are the same as degrees on the ? scale.

a)

Fahrenheit, Celsius

b)

Kelvin, Fahrenheit

c)

Celsius, Kelvin

9.

One ? is equal to 1000 calories.

a)

Calorie

b)

Joule

10.

The amount of ? energy in an object determines its temperature.

a)

heat energy

b)

light energy

c)

potential energy

d)

kinetic energy

11.

At what point do molecules and atoms lose all of their kinetic energy? 

a)

 

0K

b)

0F

c)

0C

12.

Thermal energy can be measured as ?

a)

Pounds

b)

Watts

c)

Kilograms

d)

temperature

13.

How much the lengths of various substances change with temperature changes is given as coefficients of linear expansion, alpha, The greater the value of alpha, the greater the change in length for a given temperature. Three kinds of metal wires are stretched between distant telephone poles. Rank these wires from least to greatest, in terms of how much they will sag on a hot summer.

Copper, = 17 X 10 -6/ 0C

Aluminum, = 24 X 10 -6/ 0C

Steel, = 11 X 10 -6/ 0C

a)

Aluminum, Copper , then Steel

b)

Steel, Copper, then Aluminum

c)

Aluminum, Steel Copper

d)

Copper, Steel, then Aluminum

e)

Steel, Aluminum, then Copper

14.

Is there a greater difference between a unit Celsius and a unit Kelvin OR a unit Celsius and a unit Fahrenheit?

a)

Celsius and a unit Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius and a unit Kelvin

15.

Temperature differs from thermal energy because temperature is the ? quantity of kinetic energy in a substance and thermal energy is the ? kinetic energy of all particles in the substance.

a)

sum total, per particle

b)

per particle, sum total

16.

Thermal energy flows from ? to ? temperatures between substances.

a)

higher, lower

b)

lower, higher

17.

Heat transfers from one object to another due to a difference in ? between the objects.

a)

  potential energy

b)

  thermal energy

18.

No more energy can be removed from matter at ?

a)

  273K

b)

  absolute zero

c)

  0C

d)

  its freezing point

19.

As the thermal energy of a substances decreases, its particles will ?.

a)

  move away from each other and expand

b)

  move closer to each other and contract

c)

  continue to move in the same manner

20.

If two glasses of water are the same temperature, but glass A is full and glass B is half full, the average kinetic energy of the particles of water in each glass ?.

a)

  is the same

b)

  is higher in B than in A

c)

  is higher A than in B

21.

Iron has a higher specific heat that silver. If 1 kg of iron and 1 kg of silver absorb equal amounts of heat, the temperature of the ? will increase by a greater amount.

a)

silver

b)

iron

22.

Joints in train tracks are designed with extra space in order to allow for the steel that the tracks are made of to ? during very hot weather.

a)

contract

b)

expand

23.

A student lists three temperature measurements: 100F, 100C and 100 K. Of the three measurements, ? is the highest.

a)

  100 K

b)

  100 C

c)

  100 F

24.

Which beaker contains water with the most thermal energy?

Beaker A

Beaker B

Beaker C

Mass of water (g)

100

200

300

Temperature (C)

30

30

60

a)

  Beaker A

b)

  Beaker B

c)

  Beaker C

25.

Which beaker contains water with the most kinetic energy?

Beaker A

Beaker B

Beaker C

Mass of water (g)

100

200

200

Temperature (C)

30

30

60

a)

  Beaker C

b)

  Beaker B

c)

  Beaker A

26.

Heat, is energy ?.

a)

  that has accumulated in hot objects

b)

  in motion

c)

  of objects that moves fast.

27.

A thermometer measures the temperature of its surroundings until ? is reached between the thermometer and the surroundings.

(answer in lower case)

(a)  

28.

No more energy can be removed from substances at 0 K because the molecules of that substance are ? and therefore, they have no ? to lose in order to decrease the temperature any lower.

a)

  not moving, potential energy

b)

  moving fast, kinetic

c)

  not moving, kinetic energy

d)

  moving, thermal energy

29.

Heat is measured in ?

a)

  kg*m/s

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

  m/s

30.

Three blocks of metal at the same temperature are placed in a hot fire. Their specific heat capacities are given as follows in the list below. Rank these blocks of metal from least to greatest in terms of how quickly they warm up.

Steel, 450J/kg . 0C

Aluminum, 910 J/kg . 0C

Copper, 390J/kg . 0C

a)

  Aluminum, Copper, steel

b)

  Steel. Aluminum, then Copper

c)

  Copper, Steel, then Aluminum

d)

  Copper, aluminum then steel

e)

Aluminum, Steel, then Copper

31.

Molecules in a mixture of gases in thermal equilibrium do not have the same average speed.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which involves the least thermal energy?

a)

calorie

b)

Calorie

c)

Joule

33.

There is no limit to how how temperatures can rise.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

What is the boiling point of water on the Celsius scale and the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale, respectively?

a)

  32, 100

b)

  100, 0

c)

  0, 100

d)

  212, 32

e)

  273. 0

35.

elect the absolute value of water on the Fahrenheit scale and the freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale, respectively.

a)

  273, 0

b)

  -273, 212

c)

  -460, 32

d)

  212, 0

36.

A measure of the hotness of substances, related to the average kinetic energy per molecule in a substance, measured in degrees Celsius, degrees Fahrenheit, or kelvins.

(a)  

37.

The absolute temperature scale.

(a)  

38.

The total energy(kinetic plus potential) of the submicroscopic particles that make up a substance.

(a)  

39.

A temperature scale on which 32 is assigned to the freezing point of water and the number 212 is assigned to the boiling point of water.

(a)  

40.

The thermal energy that flows from a substance of higher temperature to a substance of lower temperature, commonly measured in calories or joules.

(a)  

41.

Energy rating unit for food;It is equal to 1000 calories.

(a)  

42.

A temperature scale divided into 100 equal parts (degrees) between the freezing point and boiling point of water. The number 0 is assigned to the freezing point of water and the number 100 is assigned to the boiling point of water.

(a)  

43.

Thermodynamics

(a)  

44.

The heat needed to change the temperature of 1kg of water by 10 C.

(a)  

45.

To and fro linear motion of molecules; molecules of gasses bounce off each other, molecules of solids vibrate in place, molecules of liquids slide past each other.

(a)  

46.

Which represents a higher amount of energy a calorie, Calorie or a Joule?

a)

Joule

b)

Calorie

47.

Which has the highest translational motion?

a)

they all have the same translational motion

b)

  gasses

c)

liquids

d)

solids

48.

Which temperature has the smallest value?

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Kelvin

49.

In a cup of hot water there is a lot of heat energy.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

There is more thermal energy in a hot cup of cocoa than there is in a pitcher of ice water.

a)

true

b)

false

51.

The temperature of a hot cup of apple cider will not decrease if half of the cider is poured out. 

a)

true

b)

false

52.

Thermal energy will always flow from a substances with higher thermal energy to a substance with lower thermal energy. 

a)

true

b)

false

53.

Thermal energy never flows unassisted from low temperature substance to a higher temperature substance.

a)

true

b)

false

54.

Which has greater entropy?

A messy room

A clean room

(a)  

55.

Entropy is a measure of the

a)

acidity of sample

b)

chemical activity of an element

c)

disorder of a system

d)

concentration of a solution 

56.

which has more disorder?

A glass of liquid water

A glass of crushed ice

(a)  

57.

Temperature is a measure of...

a)

Average kinetic energy in a substance

b)

Number of heat particles

c)

Ability to transform into a liquid

d)

Average potential energy in a substance

58.

Which is true about entropy?

a)

High entropy can be described as large amounts of energy distributed unevenly - very concentrated in some areas and absent in others

b)

It always decreases in any reaction

c)

High entropy can be described as a larger spread of energy

59.

When you put a hot object next to a cold one, why does the cold one heat up while the hot one cools down?

a)

Energy tends to become more concentrated in some areas and less concentrated in others.

b)

Energy tends to spread out

60.

If energy has the opportunity to spread out...

a)

energy won't spread out.

b)

energy will be destroyed.

c)

energy will spread out.

d)

energy will be created.

61.

In terms of entropy and energy, systems in nature tend to undergo changes toward 

a)

lower entropy and higher energy 

b)

higher entropy and lower energy

c)

lower entropy and lower energy

d)

higher entropy and higher energy

62.

The first law of thermodynamics states that energy is neither created nor destroyed.

a)

true

b)

false

63.

The first law of thermodynamics is a reiteration of which other idea?

a)

conservation of energy

b)

conservation of mass

64.

Entropy tends to increase in nature.

a)

true

b)

false

65.

Which option has the symbols and terms properly paired? 

a)

enthalpy - H

entropy - S

b)

enthalpy -E

entropy - S

c)

enthalpy - H

entropy - E

66.

If delta H is positive it is 

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

67.

Which set of conditions is always thermodynamically favorable?

a)

exothermic, increasing entropy

b)

endothermic, increasing entropy

c)

exothermic, decreasing entropy

d)

endothermic, decreasing entropy

68.

Which set of conditions is always thermodynamically unfavorable?

a)

endothermic, increasing entropy

b)

exothermic, increasing entropy

c)

exothermic, decreasing entropy

d)

endothermic, decreasing entropy

69.

The entropy of the universe is always increasing. 

a)

true

b)

false

70.

When will this reaction become nonspontaneous (thermodynamically unfavorable)?

a)

When the magnitude of TΔS <  magnitude of ΔH

b)

When the magnitude of TΔS = magnitude of ΔH 

c)

When the magnitude of TΔS > magnitude of ΔH

71.

A bimetallic strip used in thermostats relies on the fact the different metals have different?

a)

specific heat capacities

b)

thermal energies at different temperatures

c)

rates of thermal expansion

d)

all of these

72.

Absolute zero corresponds to a temperature of?

a)

0K

b)

-273C

c)

both of these

73.

The motion of molecules that most affects temperature is?

a)

rotational motion

b)

translational motion

c)

internal vibration motion

d)

simple harmoic motion

74.

Which has a higher specific heat capacity water or sand?

a)

water

b)

sand

75.

This law of thermodynamics says that heat never flows spontaneously from cold to hot in a substance

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

76.

This law of thermodynamics says that no system can reach absolute zero

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

77.

This law of thermodynamics says that the amount of heat gained or lost by a system is equal to the amount of heat transferred

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

78.

The quantity used to determine how cold or hot something is.

(a)