Quiz 17

Multiple-choice questions on heat energy

1. Heat energy is measured in:

(a) kelvin (b) watts
(c) kilograms (d) joules
2. A change of temperature of 20◦ C is equivalent to a change in thermodynamic temperature of:
(a) 293 K (b) 20 K
(c) 80 K (d) 120 K
3. A temperature of 20◦ C is equivalent to:
(a) 293 K (b) 20 K
(c) 80 K (d) 120 K
4. The unit of specific heat capacity is:
(a) joules per kilogram
(b) joules
(c) joules per kilogram kelvin
(d) cubic metres
5. The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 500 g of iron by 2◦ C, given that the specific heat
capacity is 500 J/(kg ◦ C), is:
(a) 500 kJ (b) 0.5 kJ
(c) 2 J (d) 250 kJ
6. The heat energy required to change 1 kg of a substance from a liquid to a gaseous state at the same
temperature is called:
(a) specific heat capacity
(b) specific latent heat of vaporisation
(c) sensible heat
(d) specific latent heat of fusion
7. The temperature of pure melting ice is:
(a) 373 K (b) 273 K
(c) 100 K (d) 0 K
8. 1.95 kJ of heat is required to raise the temperature of 500 g of lead from 15◦ C to its final temperature.
Taking the specific heat capacity of lead to be 130 J/(kg ◦ C), the final temperature is:
(a) 45◦ C (b) 37.5◦ C
(c) 30◦ C (d) 22.5◦ C

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 9. Which of the following temperatures is absolute zero?
(a) 0◦ C (b) −173◦ C
(c) −23◦ C (d) −373◦ C
10. When two wires of different metals are twisted together and heat applied to the junction, an electromotive
force (e.m.f.) is produced. This effect is used in a thermocouple to measure:
(a) e.m.f. (b) temperature
(c) expansion (d) heat

11. Which of the following statements is false?

(a) −30◦ C is equivalent to 243 K
(b) Convection only occurs in liquids and gases
(c) Conduction and convection cannot occur in a vacuum
(d) Radiation is absorbed by a silver surface

12. The transfer of heat through a substance by the actual movement of the particles of the substance is called:
(a) conduction (b) radiation
(c) convection (d) specific heat capacity
13. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Heat is the degree of hotness or coldness of a body
(b) Heat energy that flows to or from a substance while the temperature remains constant is called sensible
heat
(c) The unit of specific latent heat of fusion is J/(kg K)
(d) A cooker-grill is a practical application of radiation

11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d)

9. (c) 10. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (a)
4. (c) 5. (b) 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a)

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