Section 12.1
Temperature and Thermal Energy
Practice Test
1.
What does a calorimeter measure?
a.
change in thermal energy
b.
change in kinetic energy
c.
change in temperature
d.
change in radiation
Hint
2.
Heat is transferred by __________ when objects touch.
a.
convection
b.
thermoduction
c.
radiation
d.
conduction
Hint
3.
__________ is the amount of energy that must be added to a material to raise one unit of mass by one temperature unit.
a.
Radiation
b.
Specific heat
c.
Temperature
d.
Hotness
Hint
4.
Looking at the situation in Figure 12-8, and using the same color scheme as in the figure, how would the block in part b be shaded after a really long time? Assume the two blocks have the same mass.
a.
The whole block would be red.
b.
The whole block would be green.
c.
The left half would be blue and the right half would be yellow.
d.
The left half would be yellow and the right half would be blue.
Hint
5.
The Sun warms us by __________.
a.
induction
b.
convection
c.
radiation
d.
conduction
Hint
6.
Water boils at 100° on the __________ temperature scale.
a.
Celsius
b.
Molecular
c.
Kelvin
d.
Fahrenheit
Hint
7.
If the final temperature of a system is greater than the initial temperature, δ
t
is __________.
a.
eliminated
b.
reduced
c.
negative
d.
positive
Hint
8.
In Figure 12-19, if you doubled the amount of zinc put into the beaker, which of the following effects would it have on the final equilibrium temperature?
a.
This question can not be answered without knowing the size of the container.
b.
The final equilibrium temperature of the water and zinc would be greater.
c.
It would have no effect; the final equilibrium temperature would be the same as before.
d.
The final equilibrium temperature of the water and zinc would be lower.
Hint
9.
Absolute zero is __________.
a.
-273°F
b.
-273 K
c.
-273°C
d.
273 K
Hint
10.
Thermodynamics is the study of __________.
a.
sound
b.
heat
c.
light
d.
stars
Hint
11.
You have equal masses of four of the substances listed in Table 12-1. All are at the same initial temperature, and then you place them in a hotter room. Which of the objects' temperatures will increase the most rapidly?
a.
Aluminum
b.
Zinc
c.
Iron
d.
Lead
Hint
12.
In which direction does heat flow?
a.
from light to dark
b.
from cold to hot
c.
from hot to cold
d.
from left to right
Hint
13.
You have equal masses of four of the substances listed in Table 12-1. All are at the same initial temperature, and then you place them in a hotter room. Which of the objects' temperatures will increase the most slowly?
a.
Glass
b.
Aluminum
c.
Brass
d.
Zinc
Hint
