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PCEI Chapters 1-3 Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One design goal is incubators must keep the babies within which temperature range?

a)

40 - 45 degree Celsius

b)

36.5 - 37.5 degree Celsius

c)

35 - 37 degree Celsius

d)

38.5 - 39.5 degree Celsius

2.

The heating materials do NOT need to be reusable.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The incubator must keep the baby's average temperature close to

a)

35 degree Celsius

b)

40 degree Celsius

c)

37 degree Celsius

d)

32 degree Celsius

4.

One of the requirements of our incubator project is that the design must function using electricity.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Which of these are NOT one of the project design criteria?

a)

Keep baby's temperature as close to 37 degrees Celsius as possible.

b)

Minimize the time outside of the healthy temperature range.

c)

Keep costs high.

d)

All three of these are our project design criteria.

6.

PCMs are substances that store and release large amounts of energy during the phase changes of melting and freezing.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Different PCMs need different amounts of ___________ to release their energy.

a)

liquid

b)

time

c)

fuel

d)

money

8.

As a PCM loses energy, its molecules experience a _________________ in their freedom of movement.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

9.

When a PCM gains energy, the molecules experience a ___________ in their freedom of movement.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

10.

How will our incubator PCMs be reheated/reset?

a)

Place them close to a heat source such as fire

b)

Plug them into an electric heater.

c)

Place them in boiling water.

d)

They cannot be reheated or reset.

11.

When a PCM is being heated (recharged), its temperature and kinetic energy increase during the temperature plateau phase.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When a PCM is being heated (recharged), the __________ energy is turned into _____________energy.

a)

thermal, kinetic

b)

kinetic, thermal

c)

potential, kinetic

d)

thermal, potential

13.
During the cooling of a PCM, what happens to the temperature when it is in the solid phase?
a)
temperature increase
b)
temperature decreases
c)
temperature is constant
14.

When a PCM is being used to warm a baby incubator (cooling), the thermal energy is being converted to potential energy.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When a PCM is being used to warm a baby incubator (cooling), which phase change is occurring?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

16.

What is the primary function of a PCM in a baby incubator?

a)

To monitor humidity

b)

To supply oxygen

c)

To regulate temperature

d)

To provide insulation

17.

Which phase change in a PCM is responsible for absorbing heat energy?

a)

Melting

b)

Sublimation

c)

Freezing

d)

Condensation

18.

What happens to the temperature of a PCM during the phase change from solid to liquid?

a)

It decreases

b)

It remains constant

c)

It fluctuates

d)

It increases