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Physics Thermodynamics Test Review questions with verified
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What is heat? - ✔✔Energy transefrred between bjects due to a change if temperature.
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What is temperature? - ✔✔A measure of the internal energy of a substance, not equal to
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heat.



What is internal energy? - ✔✔Amount of energy in an object due ti the internal motion of
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the atoms and mass.
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What is Q? - ✔✔Symbol for heat.
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What is kinetic energy? - ✔✔Energy due o motion, more of this equal more internal energy.
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What is Kelvin? - ✔✔Temperature scale used in science that is based n absolute zero.
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What is absolute zero? - ✔✔The coldest possible temperature, where all atoms stop moving.
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What us specific heat? - ✔✔Measures how hard it is for a substance to change temperature.
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What is farenheit? - ✔✔Temperature scale used in the Untied States, water boils at 212
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degrees, freezes at 32 degrees.
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What is celsius? - ✔✔Temperature scale based on phases of water, boiling is 100 degrees
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and freezing is 0 degrees.
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Which if the following has more internal energy: a hot cup of water or a color ocean? -
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✔✔Cold ocean. ||




Which of the following has more internal energy: A hot frying an or a cold frying pan? -
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✔✔A hot frying pan. || || ||




Which of the following has more internal energy: a fast moving or a slow moving atoms? -
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✔✔Fast moving. ||




Give two examples of changing temperature without adding heat. - ✔✔Stirring, shaking,
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and super hero ray.
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Kelvin, celsius, or farenheit: 0 degrees is the freezing point f water? - ✔✔Celsius.
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Kelvin, celsius, or farenheit: 212 degrees is the boiling point of water? - ✔✔Farenheit.
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Kelvin, celsius, or farenheit: used all around the world? - ✔✔Celsius.
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Kelvin, celsius, or farenheit: used only in science? - ✔✔Kelvin.
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Kelvin, celsius, orfarneheit: 373 is the boiling point of water? - ✔✔Kelvin.
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Kelvin, celsius, or farenheit: based on absolure zero? - ✔✔Kelvin.
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Is Q positive or negative: if an object gains energy? - ✔✔Positive.
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Is q positive ir negative: if an object loses energy? - ✔✔Negative.
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Is Q positive or negative: if an object is surrounded by a colder object? - ✔✔Negative.
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Is Q positive or negative: U increases? - ✔✔Positive.
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Which ill gain more temperature: copper or gold? - ✔✔Gold.
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Which will gain more temperature: ice or stream? - ✔✔Steam.
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Which will gain more temperature: ice or water? - ✔✔Ice.
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Which will gain more temperature: aluminum or iron? - ✔✔Iron.
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A potato is cooked until it is very hot. You wat to transfer it to a plate, but don't have na
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oven mir. How can you move it without getting burned and why? - ✔✔Move it quickly, so
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heat takes time to transfer.
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How do we know that an object gains internal energy? - ✔✔Its temperature increases.
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What happens when you compress a gas? - ✔✔It does not add heat just adds energy.
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Does the temperature of the gas go up or down: when a gas compresses? - ✔✔Up.
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Does the temperature of the gas go up or down: when a gas expands? - ✔✔Down.
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