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SSHS Physics 1

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state of matter is the most dense?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

2.

When a substance changes state, there is a change in mass. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What happens to the particles in a gas when it is heated?

a)

Particles average kinetic energy increases

b)

Particles move more randomly

c)

They hit into each other less frequently

d)

The pressure of the gas decreases

4.

Which state of matter does this particle diagram most closely represent?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

5.
Conduction can only occur between two objects when –
a)
one object is less dense than the other.
b)
both objects are in physical contact with each other.
c)
one of the objects is made of a metal.
d)
both objects are exactly the same temperature.
6.
Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?
a)
Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.
b)
Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.
c)
Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.
7.
Which of the following is an example of conduction?
a)
Solar energy warming a room.
b)
Heat rising from the coils of a stove.
c)
Hot air drying a wet towel.
d)
Heat moving from a clothes iron to a shirt.
8.
Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the above
9.

The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

a)

internal energy

b)

temperature

c)

heat

d)

thermodynamics

10.

The direction of heat flow

a)

cold to hot

b)

hot to cold

c)

up

d)

out

11.

In an isolated system, the amount of heat gained by one substance is exactly equal to the amount of heat lost by the second substance.

a)

work equals change in kinetic energy

b)

The law of conservation of energy

c)

internal energy

d)

Hubble's Law

12.

Convert 35⁰F to Celsius (5/9 x (0F - 32))

a)

1.6⁰

b)

1.7⁰C

c)

2.0⁰

d)

16.6⁰C

13.

Convert 72⁰F to Celsius (5/9 x (0F - 32))

a)

2.2⁰C

b)

222⁰C

c)

22.2⁰C

d)

161.6⁰C

14.

Convert 99.6°F to Celsius (5/9 x (0F - 32))

a)

37.6°C

b)

37.5°C

c)

73.1°C

d)

375°C

15.

Convert 103°F to Celsius (5/9 x (0F - 32))

a)

39°C

b)

394°F

c)

75°C

d)

39.4°C

16.

Convert 30°C to Fahrenheit (1.8 x 0C) + 32

a)

860°F

b)

86°F

c)

63.8°F

d)

56°F

17.

Convert 25.6°C to Fahrenheit (1.8 x 0C) + 32

a)

48.1°F

b)

781°F

c)

78.1°F

d)

14.1

18.

Convert 15°C to Fahrenheit (1.8 x 0C) + 32

a)

63.8°F

b)

84.6°F

c)

-9.4°F

d)

59°F

19.

100 Celsius is ? Kelvin (K = Celsius + 273)

a)

173 K

b)

373K

c)

273 K

d)

0 K

20.
Convert -89 oC to K
a)
184K
b)
362K
c)
-362K
d)
-184K
21.
Convert 300 K to oC
a)
27oC
b)
0oC
c)
-27oC
d)
573oC
22.
Convert 180oC to K
a)
453 K
b)
-93 K
c)
93 K
23.

Convert 70°F to Kelvin, °C = 5/9 (°F-32), K = °C + 273

(hint: convert to Celsius, then Kelvin)

a)

325

b)

280

c)

7

d)

52

24.

Convert 100°F to Kelvin, °C = 5/9 (°F-32), K = °C + 273

(hint: convert to Celsius, then Kelvin)

a)

355

b)

82

c)

24

d)

297

25.

Convert 100°K to Fahrenheit, °C = 5/9 (°F-32), K = °C + 273

(hint convert to Celsius first, then Fahrenheit)

a)

-279

b)

-173

c)

-311

d)

-191

26.

Convert 150 °K to Fahrenheit, °C = 5/9 (°F-32), K = °C + 273 (hint convert to Celsius first, then Fahrenheit)

a)

-189

b)

-123

c)

423

d)

793

27.
What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?
a)
Q=mc∆t
b)
Q=mc
c)
Q= ½mv
d)
m=QC
28.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
29.
The symbol for specific heat is .......
a)
c
b)
Q
c)
m
d)
t
30.

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°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

31.

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)

1.95 °C

d)

5128 °C

32.

20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?

a)

418 J

b)

209 J

c)

83 J

d)

4.18 J

33.
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 4.18 J/(g˚C).
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
34.
1kg of water cools from 100C to 20C. What is true
a)
It gives out 336 kJ
b)
It gives out 336 J of energy
c)
It takes in 336 kJ
d)
It takes in 336 J
e)
It doesn't take in or give out any energy
35.

How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 gram of water from 20 oC to 90 oC?

a)

1400 J

b)

2800 J

c)

210,000 J

d)

1,400,000 J

36.

A 20g stainless steel spoon at room temperature (20°C) is placed in 200mL of coffee at 70°C in a foam cup. Assume the foam cup doesn’t absorb any energy. Calculate the temperature when thermal equilibrium is established. The specific heat capacity of stainless steel is 500 J kg –1 K –1 .

a)

68° C

b)

21° C

c)

70° C

d)

45° C

37.

A 70.0g copper block at a temperature of 80.0°C is placed in contact with another copper block of the same mass at a temperature of 20.0°C. Calculate the final temperature when the blocks have reached thermal equilibrium.

a)

50° C

b)

30° C

c)

20° C

d)

80° C

38.
What is the phase change of a solid to a liquid?
a)
freezing
b)
melting
c)
boiling
d)
condensation
39.
2. A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called....
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Evaporation
40.
5. What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
41.
Change from Gas to Solid is called........
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Fusion
d)
condensation
42.
Change from gas to liquid...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
expansion
d)
movement
43.

A substance is heated in an enclosed space until it becomes a gas.

After the heater is removed, the temperature is recorded at regular intervals. The graph shows

temperature plotted against time.

What does the section PQ represent?

a)

boiling

b)

condensing

c)

melting

d)

solidifying

44.

A 2 kW kettle containing boiling water is placed on a balance. It is left there and continues to boil

for 5 minutes. The balance reading changes by 0.2 kg.

What does this information give as a value for the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water?

a)

2000 J/kg

b)

3000 J/kg

c)

50 000 J/kg

d)

3 000 000 J/kg

45.

Ice at –10 °C is heated at a constant rate until it is water at +10 °C.


Which graph shows how the temperature changes with time?

a)
b)
c)
d)
46.

Some ice cubes are taken from a deep-freeze and placed in a metal container. The container is

heated at a constant rate and readings of temperature and time are taken. The results are

recorded on a graph.

Which temperature corresponds to 0 °C?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

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

48.

How much energy is required to freeze 150 g of water? ( LVapourisation=2260 and LFusion=334)

a)

50 100 cal

b)

339 000 J

c)

339 000 cal

d)

50 100 J

49.

How much energy is required to melt down a 2000 g of mercury?(latent heat of fusion is 1.14 x  10410^4 J/kg)

a)

2.55  x undefinedJ

b)

2.28 x undefinedJ

c)

2,280 x undefinedJ

d)

3.28  x undefinedJ

50.

Calculate the energy absorbed by 30 g of 100 ⁰C water that is turned into 100 ⁰C.

a)

67 800 J

b)

6 7800 J

c)

678 J

d)

67.8 J

51.

When you place the metal in boiling water, heat flows from the _________ to the _______.

a)

metal to the boiling water

b)

bottom of the metal to the top half of the metal

c)

bottom of the water to the top of the water

d)

boiling water to the metal

52.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed from one form to another form

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

All the above

53.

A heat engine gives out 500 J of heat energy as useful work. If the energy supplied has a value of 1250 J, what is the engine's efficiency?

a)

40%

b)

2.5 %

54.

How much useful light energy is there in this diagram?

a)

90 J

b)

10 J

c)

100 J

d)

80 J

55.
What does the "U" stand for the formula ∆U = Q + W
a)
Heat
b)
Temperature
c)
Work
d)
Internal energy
56.

1200 J of heat are added to a sample of gas while the gas does 400 J of work on the environment. What is the change in internal energy of the gas?

a)

800 J

b)

1600 J

c)

-800 J

d)

-1600 J