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Specific Heat Capacity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which will heat up faster?

a)

copper

b)

granite

c)

iron

d)

basalt

2.

Which will heat up slower?

a)

water

b)

lead

c)

granite

d)

iron

3.
If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They both heat up at the same speed
d)
They cool down.
4.

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

a)

Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

b)

Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

c)

There is more water than sand at the beach.

d)

There is more sand than water at the beach.

5.
When a  piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°, What is the change in temperature?
a)
50°
b)
c)
100°
d)
150°
6.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
7.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
8.
Specific heat of water is  4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?
a)
Water
b)
Wood
c)
Both are same
9.
Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?
a)
Object A, it has a lower spefici heat
b)
Object B, it has a lower specific heat
c)
Object A, it has a higher specific heat
d)
Object B, it has a higher specific heat
10.
What is the SI unit for temperature?
a)
Kelvin
b)
Celcius
c)
Fahrenheit
d)
All of these
11.
What does "ΔT" stand for?  
a)
A change in time
b)
A change in temperature in degrees C
c)
A change in mass
d)
A change in temperature in degrees F
12.

What letter is used to represent specific heat capacity?

a)

H

b)

P

c)

C

d)

T

13.

What are the accepted units for specific heat capacity?

a)

J/g * C

b)

J/g

c)

g/J * C

d)

J

14.

In heat capacity equations, what does the triangle represent?

a)

Temperature

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

change in

e)

change in temp

15.

Which of the following describe suitable values of specific heat capacity of insulator and conductor ?

a)

Specific heat capacity for insulator is low and specific heat capacity for conductor is low

b)

Specific heat capacity for insulator is low and specific heat capacity for conductor is high

c)

Specific heat capacity for insulator is high and specific heat capacity for conductor is low

d)

Specific heat capacity for insulator is high and specific heat capacity for conductor is high