GY 101 Final Exam Questions Fully
Solved.
If the temperature outside is 67 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
33.5 ºC
19.4 ºC
134 ºC
28.2 ºC - Answer 19.4 ºC
If the temperature outside is -42 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
-21 ºC
-41.1 ºC
-84 ºC
-32.6 ºC - Answer -41.1 ºC
If the temperature outside is 4 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
8 ºC
2 ºC
-15.6 ºC
-2 ºC - Answer -15.6 ºC
If the temperature outside is 32 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
-32 ºC
10 ºC
16 ºC
0 ºC - Answer 0 ºC
The most recent report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC;
https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/) stated that Earth's average temperature is likely to
increase by 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052. What would the corresponding increase be in °F?
(Round your answer to the nearest whole number) - Answer 2.7
Convert the temperature 250K to ºC and ºF? Match each to respond.
-23.15
, -9.67 - Answer 1: ºC
2: ºF
If the temperature outside increases 45 ºC, what is the corresponding increase in Kelvins?
45
22.5
90
56.3 - Answer 45
If your car tire requires 30 psi of pressure, approximately how many kg per square cm would
that equal?
14.4 kg.cm2
60 kg.cm2
2.1 kg.cm2
21 kg.cm2 - Answer 2.1 kg.cm2
30 psi is the same as 2.1 kg.cm2.
If 1 millibarr = 0.014 pound/square inch, and the average air pressure of Mt. Denali, Alaska
(20,310 ft) is 806 millibar, what is the approximate atmospheric pressure in psi? Answers may
vary slightly depending on the conversion factor used, so choose the closest answer choice.
28.3 psi
112 psi
11.2 psi
144 psi - Answer 11.2 psi
It takes _____ joules to raise the temperature of a cubic meter of water by 10 K.
4.184 x 10^7
4.184 x 10^6
2.092 x 10^7
2.092 x 10^6 - Answer 4.184 x 107
Fahrenheit - Answer an arbitrary temperature scale, water freezes at 32o
Celsius - Answer an arbitrary temperature scale, water freezes at 0o
Kelvin - Answer an absolute temperature scale
Solved.
If the temperature outside is 67 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
33.5 ºC
19.4 ºC
134 ºC
28.2 ºC - Answer 19.4 ºC
If the temperature outside is -42 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
-21 ºC
-41.1 ºC
-84 ºC
-32.6 ºC - Answer -41.1 ºC
If the temperature outside is 4 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
8 ºC
2 ºC
-15.6 ºC
-2 ºC - Answer -15.6 ºC
If the temperature outside is 32 ºF, what is the temperature in ºC?
-32 ºC
10 ºC
16 ºC
0 ºC - Answer 0 ºC
The most recent report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC;
https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/chapter/spm/) stated that Earth's average temperature is likely to
increase by 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052. What would the corresponding increase be in °F?
(Round your answer to the nearest whole number) - Answer 2.7
Convert the temperature 250K to ºC and ºF? Match each to respond.
-23.15
, -9.67 - Answer 1: ºC
2: ºF
If the temperature outside increases 45 ºC, what is the corresponding increase in Kelvins?
45
22.5
90
56.3 - Answer 45
If your car tire requires 30 psi of pressure, approximately how many kg per square cm would
that equal?
14.4 kg.cm2
60 kg.cm2
2.1 kg.cm2
21 kg.cm2 - Answer 2.1 kg.cm2
30 psi is the same as 2.1 kg.cm2.
If 1 millibarr = 0.014 pound/square inch, and the average air pressure of Mt. Denali, Alaska
(20,310 ft) is 806 millibar, what is the approximate atmospheric pressure in psi? Answers may
vary slightly depending on the conversion factor used, so choose the closest answer choice.
28.3 psi
112 psi
11.2 psi
144 psi - Answer 11.2 psi
It takes _____ joules to raise the temperature of a cubic meter of water by 10 K.
4.184 x 10^7
4.184 x 10^6
2.092 x 10^7
2.092 x 10^6 - Answer 4.184 x 107
Fahrenheit - Answer an arbitrary temperature scale, water freezes at 32o
Celsius - Answer an arbitrary temperature scale, water freezes at 0o
Kelvin - Answer an absolute temperature scale
