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Thermo Test Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system? (a)  

Choose from the below words
They would slow down
They would stop moving
They would speed up
There would be no effect
2.

Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/kgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/kgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC (a)  

Choose from the below words
Wood
Water
Both are the same
3.
A high specific heat means...
a)

it requires more energy to change temperature

b)

it requires less energy to change temperature

4.

You heat up 2 pans of water; one has 100 mL in it, and the other has 1000 mL. Which one heats up the fastest?

a)

100 mL

b)

1000 mL

c)

They both heat up at the same speed

5.

Which will heat up the fastest? (a)  

Choose from the below words
copper
granite
iron
basalt
6.

Heat will always transfer from the ___________ object to the ________ object.

a)

The hottest object to the coolest object.

b)

The coolest object to the hottest object.

c)

The solid object to the liquid object.

d)

The liquid object to the solid object.

7.
The flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects 
a)

Thermal energy

b)

Temperature

c)

Heat

d)

Convection 

8.
What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ∆mct
d)
m=QC
9.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
10.
When a  piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° C to 50°C, What is the change in temperature?
a)
50°
b)
c)
100°
d)
150°
11.
The specific heat of aluminum is 0.21 cal/g°C.  How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?
a)
105 J
b)
10.5 J
c)
1.05 J
d)
50 J
12.
The specific heat of aluminum is 0.21 cal/g°C.  How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?
a)
105 J
b)
10.5 J
c)
1.05 J
13.
20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/x°C.  temperature changes from 25° C to 20° Chow much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?
a)
418 Joules
b)
209 J
c)
83 J
d)
4.18 J
14.
The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 20 grams?
a)
12.82 °C
b)
24.12°C
c)
351 °C
15.

____ is a measure of the average kinetic energy among the particles of a substance.

a)

heat

b)

specific heat

c)

temperature

d)

thermal energy

16.

Which of these samples of water will have faster average velocity among its particles?

a)

20 oC

b)

40 oC

c)

They will be equal.

17.

Which of these would be the coldest possible temperature?

a)

0 oF

b)

0 oC

c)

0 K

18.

The theoretical temperature at which all particle motion stops is called __.

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

absolute zero

19.

Water boils at 100 __ and freezes at 0 __.

a)

oF

b)

oC

c)

K

20.

Water boils at 212 __ and freezes at 32 __.

a)

oF

b)

oC

c)

K

21.
Scientists' favorite temperature scale, because it begins at the absolute coldest anything can get. 
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
All of them
22.

The absolute coldest anything can get.

In Celsius it's at -273 degrees. Or 0 degrees Kelvin.

a)

Absolute cold

b)

Kelvin

c)

Absolute zero

d)

I don't know

23.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
24.
Temperature at which ALL molecules stop moving. 
a)
100ºC
b)
Absolute zero
c)
0ºC
d)
32ºF
25.
Device/Object that measures temperature. 
a)
Thermal energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermometer
d)
Heat
26.
The most widely used temperature scale, is based on the behavior of water. It's also called Centigrade.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
All of them
27.
Scientists' favorite temperature scale, because it begins at the absolute coldest anything can get. 
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
All of them
28.

The absolute coldest anything can get.

In Celsius it's at -273 degrees. Or 0 degrees Kelvin.

a)

Absolute cold

b)

Kelvin

c)

Absolute zero

d)

I don't know

29.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
30.
The slower molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
31.
Boiling water has more temperature than cold water because...
a)
its molecules are moving MORE
b)
its molecules are moving LESS
c)
it has more molecules
d)
I don't know
32.
Temperature at which ALL molecules stop moving. 
a)
100ºC
b)
Absolute zero
c)
0ºC
d)
32ºF
33.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
34.

Three substances, (A) 30⁰C ; (B) 60⁰C ; and (C) 45⁰C are left on a counter overnight. The next morning they are all 21⁰C. Which substance exchanged the most thermal energy?

a)

Substance A

b)

Substance B

c)

Substance C

35.
What does the average kinetic energy of an object's particles tell you?
a)
how hot the object is
b)
how cold the object is
c)
the temperature of the object 
d)
how fast the particles are moving
36.
If the particles in an object have more kinetic energy, what must be true?
a)
The object's temperature is lower
b)
The object's temperature is higher
c)
The object moves faster
d)
The object is heavier
37.
Scientists use either the ____ scale or the ____ scale.
a)
celsius, farenheit
b)
farenheit, kelvin
c)
kelvin
d)
celsius, kelvin
38.
Heat is thermal energy that flows between objects that differ in___.
a)
temperature
b)
radiation
c)
thermal energy
d)
specific heat
39.

The total kinetic energy of a substance's particles (speed and amount)?

a)

thermal energy

b)

heat

c)

convection

d)

conduction

40.

Which one has more thermal energy?

a)

an ice cube in a glass of lemonade

b)

a bathtub full of warm water

c)

a pot of soup boiling on the stove

d)

a cup of hot coffee

41.

The condition where two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. They are said to be the same temperature.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Cooler to Warmer

c)

Energy Transfer

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

42.

What happens if I add ice cubes to a glass of soda

a)

The heat transfers from the coke to the ice

b)

The cold transfers from the ice to the coke

43.

Two objects have different temperatures. Object A has a temperature of 42 degrees and Object B is 37 degrees. Which direction would the energy transfer between Objects A and B if they came in contact?

a)

From Object A to Object B

b)

From Object B to Object A

c)

Energy will not transfer

d)

Energy will transfer both directions

44.

You leave your cold spoon in a hot bowl of oatmeal. What happens after an hour?

a)

The temperature of both the oatmeal and the spoon stay the same

b)

The spoon and the oatmeal reach thermal equilibrium.

c)

Only the temperature of the oatmeal will change

d)

Only the temperature of the spoon will change

45.

What is the process called when heat is transferred through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

46.

In a kitchen, which utensil material would be the best conductor of heat when cooking?

a)

Wooden spoon

b)

Plastic spatula

c)

Metal pan

d)

Rubber spatula

47.

What happens to the temperature of a substance when the average kinetic energy of its particles decreases?

a)

The temperature increases

b)

The temperature decreases

c)

The temperature stays the same

d)

It becomes absolute zero

48.
What does the average kinetic energy of an object's particles tell you?
a)
how hot the object is
b)
how cold the object is
c)
the temperature of the object 
d)
how fast the particles are moving
49.

Boiling Water (a)  

Choose from the below words
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
50.

Curling Iron (a)  

Choose from the below words
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
51.

Weather Patterns (a)  

Choose from the below words
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
52.

Sun Bathing (a)  

Choose from the below words
Conduction
Convection
Radiation