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Temperature Change and Heat Capacity Quiz

12 questions physics Grades 9-12

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  1. According to the source, heating a system causes what to its temperature?

    • It first drops
    • It increases
    • It stays constant
    • It decreases
    Reveal answer

    Answer: It increases

    Source evidence

    PDF page 634: One of the major effects of heat transfer is temperature change: heating increases the temperature while cooling decreases it. We assume that there is no phase change and that no work is done on or by the system. Experiments show that the transferred heat depends on three factors—the change in temperature, the mass of the system, and the substance and phase of the substance.

  2. Transferred heat causing temperature change depends on how many factors?

    • One
    • Two
    • Three
    • Four
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Three

    Source evidence

    PDF page 634: One of the major effects of heat transfer is temperature change: heating increases the temperature while cooling decreases it. We assume that there is no phase change and that no work is done on or by the system. Experiments show that the transferred heat depends on three factors—the change in temperature, the mass of the system, and the substance and phase of the substance.

  3. Which is NOT one of the three factors affecting transferred heat?

    • Color of the object
    • Mass of the system
    • Change in temperature
    • Substance and phase
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Color of the object

    Source evidence

    PDF page 634: One of the major effects of heat transfer is temperature change: heating increases the temperature while cooling decreases it. We assume that there is no phase change and that no work is done on or by the system. Experiments show that the transferred heat depends on three factors—the change in temperature, the mass of the system, and the substance and phase of the substance.

  4. The amount of heat transferred is directly proportional to what?

    • The volume only
    • The pressure
    • The color
    • The temperature change
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The temperature change

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: the system, and the substance and phase involved. (a) The amount of heat transferred is directly proportional to the temperature change. To double the temperature change of a mass , you need to add twice the heat. (b) The amount of heat transferred is also directly proportional to the mass. To cause an equivalent temperature change in a doubled mass, you need to add twice the heat. (c) The amount of heat transferred depends on the substance and its phase. If it takes an amount of heat to cause a temperature change in a given mass of copper, it will take 10.8 times that amount of heat to cause the equivalent temperature change in the same mass of water assuming no phase change in either substance. The dependence on temperature change and mass are easily understood. Owing to the fact that the (average) kinetic energy of an atom or molecule is proportional to the absolute temperature, the internal energy of a system is proportional to the absolute temperature and the number of atoms or molecules. Owing to the fact that the transferred heat is equal to the change in the internal energy, the heat is proportional to the mass of the substance and the temperature change. The transferred heat also depends on the substance so that, for example, the heat necessary to raise the temperature is less for alcohol than for water. For the same substance, the transferred heat also depends on the phase (gas, liquid, or solid).

  5. To cause an equivalent temperature change in a doubled mass, you need to add how much heat?

    • The same heat
    • Twice the heat
    • Four times the heat
    • Half the heat
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Twice the heat

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: the system, and the substance and phase involved. (a) The amount of heat transferred is directly proportional to the temperature change. To double the temperature change of a mass , you need to add twice the heat. (b) The amount of heat transferred is also directly proportional to the mass. To cause an equivalent temperature change in a doubled mass, you need to add twice the heat. (c) The amount of heat transferred depends on the substance and its phase. If it takes an amount of heat to cause a temperature change in a given mass of copper, it will take 10.8 times that amount of heat to cause the equivalent temperature change in the same mass of water assuming no phase change in either substance. The dependence on temperature change and mass are easily understood. Owing to the fact that the (average) kinetic energy of an atom or molecule is proportional to the absolute temperature, the internal energy of a system is proportional to the absolute temperature and the number of atoms or molecules. Owing to the fact that the transferred heat is equal to the change in the internal energy, the heat is proportional to the mass of the substance and the temperature change. The transferred heat also depends on the substance so that, for example, the heat necessary to raise the temperature is less for alcohol than for water. For the same substance, the transferred heat also depends on the phase (gas, liquid, or solid).

  6. Compared to copper, water needs how many times the heat for the same temperature change?

    • 5 times
    • 20 times
    • 10.8 times
    • 1.5 times
    Reveal answer

    Answer: 10.8 times

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: the system, and the substance and phase involved. (a) The amount of heat transferred is directly proportional to the temperature change. To double the temperature change of a mass , you need to add twice the heat. (b) The amount of heat transferred is also directly proportional to the mass. To cause an equivalent temperature change in a doubled mass, you need to add twice the heat. (c) The amount of heat transferred depends on the substance and its phase. If it takes an amount of heat to cause a temperature change in a given mass of copper, it will take 10.8 times that amount of heat to cause the equivalent temperature change in the same mass of water assuming no phase change in either substance. The dependence on temperature change and mass are easily understood. Owing to the fact that the (average) kinetic energy of an atom or molecule is proportional to the absolute temperature, the internal energy of a system is proportional to the absolute temperature and the number of atoms or molecules. Owing to the fact that the transferred heat is equal to the change in the internal energy, the heat is proportional to the mass of the substance and the temperature change. The transferred heat also depends on the substance so that, for example, the heat necessary to raise the temperature is less for alcohol than for water. For the same substance, the transferred heat also depends on the phase (gas, liquid, or solid).

  7. According to the source, what is specific heat?

    • Total energy of a system
    • Heat to melt any solid
    • Heat lost per second
    • Heat to change 1.00 kg by one degree
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Heat to change 1.00 kg by one degree

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: is the change in temperature. The symbol stands for specific heat and depends on the material and phase. The specific heat is the amount of heat necessary to change the temperature of 1.00 kg of mass by . The specific heat is a property of the substance; its SI unit is or Recall that the temperature change is the same in units of kelvin and degrees Celsius. If heat transfer is measured in kilocalories, then the unit of specific heat is

  8. The specific heat is a property of what?

    • The substance
    • The stove
    • The room
    • The container
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The substance

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: is the change in temperature. The symbol stands for specific heat and depends on the material and phase. The specific heat is the amount of heat necessary to change the temperature of 1.00 kg of mass by . The specific heat is a property of the substance; its SI unit is or Recall that the temperature change is the same in units of kelvin and degrees Celsius. If heat transfer is measured in kilocalories, then the unit of specific heat is

  9. According to the source, values of specific heat must generally be obtained how?

    • Guessed from color
    • Calculated by a formula
    • Measured by weight
    • Looked up in tables
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Looked up in tables

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: Values of specific heat must generally be looked up in tables, because there is no simple way to calculate them. In general, the specific heat also depends on the temperature. Table 14.1 lists representative values of specific heat for various substances. Except for gases, the temperature and volume dependence of the specific heat of most substances is weak. We see from this table that the specific heat of water is five times that of glass and ten times that of iron, which means that it takes five times as much heat to raise the temperature of water the same amount as for glass and ten times as much heat to raise the temperature of water as for iron. In fact, water has one of the largest specific heats of any material, which is important for sustaining life on Earth.

  10. The specific heat of water compared with that of iron is how many times greater?

    • Twenty times
    • Two times
    • Five times
    • Ten times
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Ten times

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: Values of specific heat must generally be looked up in tables, because there is no simple way to calculate them. In general, the specific heat also depends on the temperature. Table 14.1 lists representative values of specific heat for various substances. Except for gases, the temperature and volume dependence of the specific heat of most substances is weak. We see from this table that the specific heat of water is five times that of glass and ten times that of iron, which means that it takes five times as much heat to raise the temperature of water the same amount as for glass and ten times as much heat to raise the temperature of water as for iron. In fact, water has one of the largest specific heats of any material, which is important for sustaining life on Earth.

  11. According to the source, the specific heat of water is how many times that of glass?

    • Ten
    • Twenty
    • Five
    • Two
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Five

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: Values of specific heat must generally be looked up in tables, because there is no simple way to calculate them. In general, the specific heat also depends on the temperature. Table 14.1 lists representative values of specific heat for various substances. Except for gases, the temperature and volume dependence of the specific heat of most substances is weak. We see from this table that the specific heat of water is five times that of glass and ten times that of iron, which means that it takes five times as much heat to raise the temperature of water the same amount as for glass and ten times as much heat to raise the temperature of water as for iron. In fact, water has one of the largest specific heats of any material, which is important for sustaining life on Earth.

  12. Water is noted for having one of the largest what of any material?

    • Melting points
    • Specific heats
    • Volumes
    • Densities
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Specific heats

    Source evidence

    PDF page 635: Values of specific heat must generally be looked up in tables, because there is no simple way to calculate them. In general, the specific heat also depends on the temperature. Table 14.1 lists representative values of specific heat for various substances. Except for gases, the temperature and volume dependence of the specific heat of most substances is weak. We see from this table that the specific heat of water is five times that of glass and ten times that of iron, which means that it takes five times as much heat to raise the temperature of water the same amount as for glass and ten times as much heat to raise the temperature of water as for iron. In fact, water has one of the largest specific heats of any material, which is important for sustaining life on Earth.

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