Thermodynamics Final Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AdiabaticB-BAnswerBNoBheatBtransfer
FirstBLawB-BAnswerBEnergyBcanBbeBneitherBcreatedBnorBdestroyed
ThermodynamicsBCycleB-BAnswerBInitialBState=FinalBState
PowerBCycleB-BAnswerBProducesBWork
TurbineB-BAnswerBToBproduceBwork
Compressor/PumpB-BAnswerBIncreaseBPressure
RigidBTankB-BAnswerBNoBchangeBinBvolume
ThrottleB-BAnswerBH1=H2
ThermalBReservoirsB(sourceBorBsink)B-
BAnswerBABhypotheticalBbodyBwithBaBrelativeBlargeBthermalBenergyBcapacityBthatBsup
plyBorBabsorbBfiniteBamountBofBenergyBaBheatBwithoutBundergoingBanyBchangeBinBte
mperature
HeatBEnginesB-BAnswerBConvertBtoBwork
KELVIN-PLANCKBSTATEMENTB-
BAnswerBImpossibleBforBanyBsystemBtoBoperateBinBaBthermodynamicBcycleBandBdeliv
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AdiabaticB-BAnswerBNoBheatBtransfer
FirstBLawB-BAnswerBEnergyBcanBbeBneitherBcreatedBnorBdestroyed
ThermodynamicsBCycleB-BAnswerBInitialBState=FinalBState
PowerBCycleB-BAnswerBProducesBWork
TurbineB-BAnswerBToBproduceBwork
Compressor/PumpB-BAnswerBIncreaseBPressure
RigidBTankB-BAnswerBNoBchangeBinBvolume
ThrottleB-BAnswerBH1=H2
ThermalBReservoirsB(sourceBorBsink)B-
BAnswerBABhypotheticalBbodyBwithBaBrelativeBlargeBthermalBenergyBcapacityBthatBsup
plyBorBabsorbBfiniteBamountBofBenergyBaBheatBwithoutBundergoingBanyBchangeBinBte
mperature
HeatBEnginesB-BAnswerBConvertBtoBwork
KELVIN-PLANCKBSTATEMENTB-
BAnswerBImpossibleBforBanyBsystemBtoBoperateBinBaBthermodynamicBcycleBandBdeliv