FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF THERMODYNAMICS EAXM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF THERMODYNAMICS
EAXM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Thermometer - ANSWER-used to measure temperature.

Arbitrary scale - ANSWER-devised for experimental use and convenience.
C and F.

0 - ANSWER-Freezing point in Celsius

32 - ANSWER-Freezing point in Fahrenheit

100 - ANSWER-Boiling point in Celsius

212 - ANSWER-Boiling point in Fahrenheit

Absolute scale - ANSWER-temperature measured from absolute zero condition.

Absolute Zero - ANSWER-The temperature at which the molecules are believed to stop
moving and with no presence of heat energy.

Temperature change or difference - ANSWER-the difference between two temperature
readings from the same scale. It is expressed in Celsius degrees (C°) or Fahrenheit
degrees (F°).

Mass - ANSWER-absolute quantity of matter contained in a body.

Weight - ANSWER-measure of the force of gravity acting upon a body.

Volume - ANSWER-amount of space occupied by matter.

Density - ANSWER-property of matter which determines the compactness of the
molecules within a substance. Defined as mass per unit volume.

Specific Volume - ANSWER-defined as the volume of a unit mass or the inverse of
density.

Specific Weight - ANSWER-defined as the force of gravity (weight) acting on an object
per unit volume.