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specific heat and latent heat

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which material heats up quickest?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Concrete

c)

Diamond

d)

Glass

e)

Water

2.

Which material heats up slowest?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Concrete

c)

Diamond

d)

Glass

e)

Water

3.

10 kg of aluminium is heated from 120C to 220C. How much energy is needed?

a)

8 970 000 J

b)

897 J

c)

8970 J

d)

89 700 J

e)

897 000J

4.

What are the units for specific heat capacity?

a)

J kg / °C

b)

J / kg / °C

c)

J / °C

d)

J / kg

e)

kg °C / J

5.

Specific latent heat is the amount of energy required to change the state of 1 kg of a substance without changing its (a)   .

6.

Select the state changes that latent heat of fusion applies to.

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

condensing

e)

sublimation

7.

Select the state changes that latent heat of vaporisation applies to.

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

condensing

e)

sublimation

8.

The diagram shows a heating curve for ice. Which line represents the ice melting?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

9.

Why are lines B and D flat?

a)

The ice is melting

b)

The ice is freezing

c)

All of the thermal energy is used to break the bonds

d)

They stopped the stopwatch

e)

They stopped heating the ice.

10.

The diagram shows a heating curve for ice. Which line represents the ice in a liquid state (water)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

11.

The diagram shows a cooling curve for ice. Which line represents the ice in a liquid state (water)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

12.

The diagram shows a cooling curve for ice. Which line represents the ice freezing?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.

The diagram shows a cooling curve for ice. Which line represents the ice in a solid form?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

14.

Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C without changing its (a)   .

15.

The unit of specific heat capacity is J/kg°C.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg°C. How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C?

(a)  

17.

The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg°C. How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 2 kg of water by 1°C?

(a)  

18.

Which of these substances is the best conductor of heat?

a)

Water (s.h.c = 4200 J/kg°C)

b)

Copper (s.h.c = 390 J/kg°C)

c)

Mercury (s.h.c = 139 J/kg°C)

d)

Air (s.h.c = 718 J/kg°C)

19.

What are the factors that affect the specific heat capacity of a substance?

a)

Age, height, and width

b)

Volume, pressure, and conductivity

c)

Color, shape, and density

d)

Type of material, mass, and temperature

20.

Which statement is true about substances with a higher specific heat capacity?

a)

They heat up or cool down quickly.

b)

They conduct heat poorly.

c)

They require more heat to change their temperature.

d)

They have a lower boiling point.

21.

If two substances, A and B, receive the same amount of heat, and substance A has a lower specific heat capacity than substance B, what can be said about their temperature changes?

a)

Substance A will experience a greater temperature change than substance B.

b)

Substance B will experience a greater temperature change than substance A.

c)

Both substances will experience the same temperature change.

d)

The specific heat capacity does not affect temperature change.

22.

Water molecules have the greatest kinetic energy in

a)

Ice at 0 ⁰C

b)

Water at 90 ⁰C

c)

Water at 373 K

d)

Steam at 150 ⁰C

23.
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
24.
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
25.
A material was cooled from 100ºC to 40ºC.  What is the temperature change?
a)
60ºC
b)
40ºC
c)
-60ºC
d)
-40ºC
26.
How does heat flow?
a)
Always from cold to warm
b)
Always from warm to cold
c)
Both warm to cold & cold to warm
d)
It depends on the temperature
27.
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.
28.

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.

29.
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
30.
There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?
a)
Large cup (Trenta)
b)
Small cup (Tall)
c)
Venti
d)
All three are the same temperature so they have same thermal energy
31.

Specific latent heat is the amount of energy required to change the state of 1 kg of a substance without changing its (a)   .

32.

The unit of specific heat capacity is J/kg°C.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg°C. How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1°C?

(a)  

34.
A high specific heat means...
a)
It heats up quickly with energy added
b)
It requires more energy to change temperature
35.
The symbol for specific heat is .......
a)
c
b)
Q
c)
m
d)
t
36.
___________ is measured by the unit Joules.
a)
Heat energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Specific heat
37.
_______________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Radiation
38.

What are the units for specific heat capacity?

a)

Kg/JºC

b)

J/KgºC

c)

N/mºC

d)

Watts

39.

There are four main processes in changing of phase, and they are

a)

Melting

b)

Boiling

c)

Condensation

d)

All the above

40.

The heat absorbed by melting a solid is known as

a)

latent heat of fusion

b)

latent heat of solid

c)

latent heat of liquid

d)

latent heat of vaporisation