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Specific Heat Physics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the ESRT, which material would require the most heat energy to increase the temperature of 1 gram of the material one Celsius degree?

a)

Ice

b)

Water

c)

Basalt

d)

Granite

2.

Which material would require the greatest amount of heat energy to raise its temperature from 5oC to 10oC? [Refer to the Earth Science Reference Tables.]

a)

Iron

b)

Lead

c)

Granite

d)

Dry Air

3.

If the same amount of heat is added to each sample, the smallest change in temperature will occur in the

a)

Iron

b)

Dry Air

c)

Granite

d)

Water

4.

Why does water heat heat up and cool down VERY SLOWLY?

a)

High Specific Heat

b)

Low Specific Heat

c)

It's solid

d)

It's always cold

5.

Specific Heat

a)

Materials that do not conduct heat well.

b)

A material that conducts heat well,

c)

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.

d)

The expansion of matter when it is heated.

6.

The unit for specific heat is

a)

J

b)

J/gC

c)

g

d)

°C\degree C

7.

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 specific 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

8.

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

9.

A high specific heat means...

a)

It heats up quickly with energy added

b)

It requires more energy to change temperature

10.

Specific Heat is....

a)

The speed of the particles in a substance

b)

The temperature of the substance

c)

How much energy it takes to heat something up

d)

Heat

11.

When heat is absorbed by a substance, what happens to the temperature of the substance?

a)

it increases

b)

it stays the same

c)

it decreases

d)

it depends on the substance

12.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Kinetic Energy

13.

What is the symbol for Specific Heat

a)

Q

b)

t

c)

m

d)

C

14.

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)

Wood

b)

Water

c)

Both are the same

15.

How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 gram of ice at -2 C to water at 20 C?

a)

440 J

b)

880 J

c)

10,140 J

d)

66,000 J

16.

What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?

a)

Q=mc∆t

b)

Q=mc

c)

Q= ∆mct

d)

m=QC

17.

What material would be the coolest after being heated?

a)

Copper

b)

Carbon Steel

c)

Zinc

d)

Stainless Steel

18.

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

a)

1400 J

b)

2800 J

c)

210,000 J

d)

1,400,000 J

19.

How many Joules of energy are required to make 100 grams of ice at 0 C completely melt?

a)

200 J

b)

400 J

c)

30,000 J

d)

2,000,000 J

20.

Which will heat up slower?

a)

water

b)

lead

c)

granite

d)

iron

21.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every gram is called____?

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Kinetic Energy

22.

The symbol for specific heat is .......

a)

c

b)

Q

c)

m

d)

t

23.

What is the specific heat capacity of a substance?

a)

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of the substance by 1°C

b)

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of the substance by 1°C

c)

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of the substance by 1°F

d)

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of the substance by 1°F

24.

Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat capacity?

a)

Iron

b)

Copper

c)

Water

d)

Aluminum

25.

If two substances are heated with the same amount of energy, which one will have a smaller temperature change?

a)

The one with a higher specific heat capacity

b)

The one with a lower specific heat capacity

c)

Both will have the same temperature change

d)

It depends on the initial temperature