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L4: Thermal Conductivity

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which material has the highest specific heat?

a)

gold

b)

water

c)

glass

d)

steam

2.

Why is Abu Dhabi cooler than Al Ain?

a)

it has more trees

b)

it is closer to the mountains

c)

it is closer to the sea

3.

Which of these are thermal conductors?

a)

rubber

b)

copper

c)

sea water

d)

silver

e)

wood

4.

Which of these are thermal insulators?

a)

rubber

b)

copper

c)

wood

d)

steel

e)

oil

5.

As mass increases, the change in temperature will decrease. This is an ................................. proportional relationship.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

6.

This is the amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of material by 1 0C.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal Conductivity

c)

Specific heat

d)

Thermal equilibrium

7.

Which material has the lowest specific heat?

a)

Aluminum

b)

Carbon

c)

Copper

d)

Water

8.

Which material has the highest specific heat?

a)

Glass

b)

Ice

c)

Water vapor

d)

Water

9.

Which materials have higher specific heats?

a)

Metals

b)

Non-metals

10.

An example of a thermal conductor, is .........

a)

wood

b)

carbon

c)

iron

d)

plasric

11.

Materials through which thermal energy does not flow easily.

a)

Thermal insulators

b)

Thermal conductors

c)

Metals

d)

Materials with low specific heats.

12.

The specific heat of air is 1.0J/g.K. and the specific heat of copper is 0.4J/g.K. Which statement describes how much each material would affect the amount of thermal energy transferred?

a)

Air and copper transfer thermal energy the same.

b)

Copper transfers thermal energy the quickest.

c)

Air transfers thermal energy the quickest.

d)

Specific heat does not determine how thermal energy transfers.

13.

Which of the following is a factor that determines thermal energy?

a)

Mass

b)

Heat

c)

Transfer of thermal energy

d)

Conduction

14.

If a substance has many particles and we want to increase the kinetic energy of it, then what will it need more of from the surroundings?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Energy

d)

Conduction

15.

What is mass?

a)

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance

b)

A measure of the space a substance occupies

c)

A measure of the amount of matter in a substance

d)

A measure of the amount of total kinetic energy in all the particles

16.

What is thermal conductivity?

a)

The rate at which particles move in a substance

b)

The ability of a substance to have a large thermal energy

c)

A factor that determines the amount of thermal energy of a substance

d)

The rate at which a substance transfers heat

17.

An insulator

a)

Transfers kinetic energy well

b)

Transfers mass well

c)

Does not transfer kinetic energy well

d)

Transfers matter well

18.

Which makes the best conductor

a)

Water

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Aluminum metal