Chapter 15 Test 3

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1) The air in your room is composed of molecules that have
A) nearly identical speeds.
B) a wide variety of speeds.
C) no speeds worth mentioning.

B) a wide variety of speeds.

2) The kind of molecular motion that mostly relates to the temperature of a substance is
A) translational motion.
B) rotational motion.
C) vibrational motion.
D) all about equally

A) translational motion.

3) Translational motion is characterized by
A) motion that carries a molecule from one place to another.
B) the motion used in measuring temperature.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

C) both of these

4) Temperature is most closely related to molecular
A) kinetic energy.
B) potential energy.
C) electrical energy.
D) mechanical energy in general.

A) kinetic energy.

5) Which temperature scales have equal sized degrees?
A) Fahrenheit and Celsius
B) Fahrenheit and Kelvin
C) Celsius and Kelvin
D) none of the above

C) Celsius and Kelvin

6) Which temperature scale has the smallest sized degrees?
A) Fahrenheit
B) Celsius
C) Kelvin
D) none of the above

A) Fahrenheit

7) A temperature difference of 10 Celsius degrees is also equal to a temperature difference of 10 on the
A) Fahrenheit scale.
B) Kelvin scale.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

B) Kelvin scale.

8) Room temperature on the Kelvin scale is about
A) 100 K.
B) 200 K.
C) 300 K.
D) 400 K.
E) more than 400 K.

C) 300 K.

9) The fact that a thermometer "takes its own temperature" illustrates
A) thermal equilibrium.
B) energy conservation.
C) the difference between heat and internal energy.
D) the fact that molecules are constantly moving.

A) thermal equilibrium.

10) In which is the temperature greater?
A) boiling-hot tea in a cup
B) boiling-hot tea in a fire-engine pail
C) both the same

C) both the same

11) Internal energy is greater in a
A) cup of boiling-hot tea.
B) fire-engine pail of boiling-hot tea.
C) both the same

B) fire-engine pail of boiling-hot tea.

12) When you touch a cold piece of ice with your finger, energy flows
A) from your finger to the ice.
B) from the ice to your finger.
C) actually, both ways.

A) from your finger to the ice.

13) When you touch a hot potato with your finger, energy flows
A) from your finger to the potato.
B) from the potato to your finger.
C) actually, both ways.

B) from the potato to your finger.

14) Compared to a giant iceberg, a hot cup of coffee has
A) more internal energy and higher temperature.
B) higher temperature, but less internal energy.
C) a greater specific heat and more internal energy.
D) none of the above

B) higher temperature, but less internal energy.

15) Heat energy travels from an object with a high
A) internal energy to an object with a lower internal energy.
B) temperature to an object with a lower temperature.
C) both of the above
D) none of the above

B) temperature to an object with a lower temperature.

16) Heat energy is measured in units of
A) joules.
B) calories.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

C) both of these

17) The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C is
A) 4.19 calories.
B) 4.19 Calories.
C) 4.19 joules.
D) none of the above

C) 4.19 joules.

18) When 10 grams of hot water cool by 1°C, the amount of heat given off is
A) 41.9 calories.
B) 41.9 Calories.
C) 41.9 joules.
D) more than 41.9 joules.
E) none of the above

C) 41.9 joules.

19) Which unit represents the most energy?
A) calorie
B) Calorie
C) joule
D) all the same

B) Calorie

20) White-hot sparks from a 4th-of-July-type sparkler that strike your skin have relatively
A) high temperatures.
B) few molecules per spark.
C) low transfer of energy.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

D) all of the above

21) The white-hot sparks from a 4th-of-July-type sparkler that strike your skin transfer
A) little energy to you in spite of their high temperature.
B) little energy to you due to their low temperature.
C) much energy, but at a low temperature.
D) none of the above

A) little energy to you in spite of their high temperature

22) Pour a liter of water at 40°C into a liter of water at 20°C and the final temperature of the two becomes
A) less than 30°C.
B) at or about 30°C.
C) more than 30°C.

B) at or about 30°C.

23) Pour two liters of water at 40°C into one liter of water at 20°C and the final temperature of the two becomes
A) less than 30°C.
B) at or about 30°C.
C) more than 30°C.

C) more than 30°C.

24) Place a 1-kilogram block of iron at 40°C into 1 kilogram of water at 20°C and the final temperature of the two becomes
A) less than 30°C.
B) at or about 30°C.
C) more than 30°C.

A) less than 30°C.

25) A substance with a high thermal inertia has a high
A) temperature, in many cases.
B) heat conductivity.
C) specific heat capacity.
D) energy content.

C) specific heat capacity.

26) The quantity of heat that a substance can transfer relates to its
A) mass
B) specific heat capacity
C) change in its temperature.
D) all of the above

D) all of the above

27) Materials composed of molecules that absorb large amounts of energy in the form of internal vibrations and rotations have
A) low specific heats.
B) high specific heats.
C) none of the above

B) high specific heats.

28) The specific heat capacity is highest for substances that absorb or release large quantities of heat for correspondingly
A) small temperature changes.
B) large temperature changes.
C) small or large changes in temperature.
D) none of the above

A) small temperature changes.

29) Aluminum has a higher specific heat capacity than iron. This means that for equal masses of aluminum and iron, the metal that heats more quickly when the same amount of heat is applied is
A) aluminum.
B) iron.
C) need more information

B) iron.

30) Tomatoes have a higher specific heat capacity than dough. This means that when you bite into a hot pizza
A) the dough feels hotter than the tomato sauce.
B) the tomato sauce feels hotter than the dough.
C) since sauce and dough are at the same temperature, neither feels hotter.

B) the tomato sauce feels hotter than the dough.

31) Which of the following normally warms up fastest when heat is applied?
A) water
B) iron
C) glass
D) wood
E) all of the above

B) iron

32) A substance that cools down faster than others has
A) low specific heat capacity.
B) high specific heat capacity.
C) either of these
D) neither of these

A) low specific heat capacity.

33) A substance that heats up relatively slowly has a
A) high specific heat capacity.
B) low specific heat capacity.
C) either of these
D) neither of these

A) high specific heat capacity.

34) A substance that heats up relatively quickly has a
A) high specific heat capacity.
B) low specific heat capacity.
C) either of these
D) neither of these

B) low specific heat capacity.

35) Aluminum has a specific heat capacity more than twice that of copper. Place equal masses of aluminum and copper wire in a flame and the one to undergo the fastest increase in temperature will be
A) copper.
B) aluminum.
C) both the same

A) copper.

36) The fact that desert sand is very hot in the day and very cold at night is evidence that the specific heat capacity of sand is relatively
A) low.
B) high.
C) practically absent.

A) low.

37) One of water’s interesting thermal properties is that when heated it takes a relatively
A) long time in changing temperature.
B) short time in changing temperature.
C) same amount of time to cool.
D) none of the above

A) long time in changing temperature.

38) The moderate temperatures of islands throughout the world has much to do with water’s
A) good conductivity.
B) vast supply of internal energy.
C) high specific heat capacity.
D) high evaporation rate.
E) absorption of solar energy.

C) high specific heat capacity.

39) If the specific heat capacity of water were lower than it is, a nice hot bath would be a
A) shorter experience.
B) longer experience.
C) same regardless of water’s specific heat capacity.

A) shorter experience.

40) If the specific heat capacity of water were lower than it is, a watermelon in a picnic cooler would cool in a
A) shorter time.
B) longer time.
C) the same time anyway.

A) shorter time.

41) If the specific heat of water were lower than it is, ponds in the cold of winter would be
A) more likely to freeze.
B) less likely to freeze.
C) neither more nor less likely to freeze.

A) more likely to freeze.

42) In terms of thermal expansion it is important that
A) a key and its lock are made of similar or the same material.
B) the fillings in your teeth expand at the same rate as teeth.
C) iron rods and concrete in which they’re embedded expand equally.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

B) the fillings in your teeth expand at the same rate as teeth.

43) A closed, sealed can of air placed on a hot stove. The contained air undergoes an increase in
A) mass.
B) temperature.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

B) temperature.

44) When most substances are heated, molecules inside move faster and take up more space, resulting in thermal
A) bending.
B) expansion.
C) contraction.
D) heat.

B) expansion.

45) When we enlarge a photograph of an iron ring, the image of the hole becomes
A) smaller.
B) larger.
C) neither smaller nor larger.

B) larger.

46) When an iron ring is heated, the hole becomes
A) smaller.
B) larger.
C) neither smaller nor larger.
D) either smaller or larger, depending on the ring thickness.

B) larger.

47) As a piece of metal with a hole in it cools, the diameter of the hole
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remains the same.

B) decreases.

48) Consider a metal ring with a gap cut in it. When the ring is heated, the gap
A) becomes narrower.
B) becomes wider.
C) retains its size.

B) becomes wider.

49) When a bimetallic bar made of copper and iron strips is heated, the bar bends toward the iron strip. The reason for this is
A) iron gets hotter before copper.
B) copper gets hotter before iron.
C) copper expands more than iron.
D) iron expands more than copper.
E) none of the above

C) copper expands more than iron.

50) It is important that the two metals that compose a bimetallic strip have
A) different conductivities.
B) different rates of expansion.
C) equal thicknesses.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

B) different rates of expansion.

51) The fact that gasoline overflows a full tank on a hot day is evidence that
A) gasoline expands more with increasing temperature than its tank.
B) the tank contracts while gasoline expands with temperature.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

A) gasoline expands more with increasing temperature than its tank.

52) In most cases, which expands more for comparable changes in temperature?
A) solids.
B) liquids.
C) gases.
D) all expand about equally.

C) gases.

53) Which of the following expands more when the temperature is increased? Equal volumes of
A) iron.
B) wood.
C) ice water.
D) helium.
E) all expand the same.

D) helium.

54) Which of the following contracts most when the temperature is decreased? Equal volumes of
A) iron.
B) wood.
C) water.
D) helium.
E) all contract the same.

D) helium.

55) Which of these expands when the temperature is lowered?
A) iron
B) wood
C) ice water
D) helium
E) none of the above

C) ice water

56) If glass expanded more than mercury, then the column of mercury in a mercury thermometer would fall when the temperature
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) neither of these

A) increases.

57) If you measure the width of an outdoor barn with a steel tape on a very cold day, your measured width will be
A) a bit short.
B) a bit long.
C) the same as on an average-temperature day.

B) a bit long.

58) If you measure the distance between two telephone poles with a steel tape on a very hot day, your measured distance will be
A) a bit short.
B) a bit long.
C) the same as on an average-temperature day.

A) a bit short.

59) A body of water will be deeper when its
A) temperature rises.
B) temperature drops.
C) neither of these

A) temperature rises.

60) Which of these is correct?
A) a piece of solid iron floats in molten iron.
B) a piece of solid aluminum floats in molten aluminum.
C) a piece of ice floats in water.
D) all the above
E) none of the above

C) a piece of ice floats in water.

61) When ice water at 0°C is heated

A) thermal expansion occurs.
B) thermal contraction occurs.
C) both occur until 4°C is reached

C) both occur until 4°C is reached

62) Open spaces in ice crystals contribute to
A) decreased density.
B) increased density.
C) neither of these

A) decreased density.

63) Due to the presence of ice crystals in nearly frozen liquid water, the density of water is
A) lower.
B) unaffected.
C) higher.

A) lower.

64) Microscopic slush in ice water tends to make water density
A) lower.
B) higher.
C) sustain at one value.

A) lower.

65) Ice has a lower density than water because ice
A) molecules are more compact in the solid state.
B) molecules vibrate at lower rates than water molecules.
C) is composed of open-structured crystals.
D) density decreases with decreasing temperature.

C) is composed of open-structured crystals.

66) Ice tends to form first at the
A) surface of bodies of water.
B) bottom of bodies of water.
C) either depending on water depth.

A) surface of bodies of water.

67) Ice crystals in nearly frozen liquid water make up a
A) microscopic slush.
B) region of lower density.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

C) both of these

68) When ice crystals collapse at the surface of ice, the result is a
A) thin film of water.
B) slippery surface.
C) both of these.
D) none of the above

C) both of these.

69) If the temperature of a sample of water at 0°C is slightly increased, its volume
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remains the same.

B) decreases.

70) If the temperature of a sample of water at 4°C is slightly increased, its volume
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remains the same.

A) increases.

71) If the temperature of a sample of water at 4°C is slightly lowered, its volume
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) remains the same.

A) increases.

72) If you wish to expand the volume of a sample of water at 4°C
A) raise its temperature a bit.
B) lower its temperature a bit.
C) either of these
D) neither of these

C) either of these

73) When water at 4°C is heated it expands. If it is instead cooled it will
A) contracts.
B) also expand.
C) neither contracts nor expands.

B) also expand.

74) Consider some water at 6°C. For a slight increase its temperature the water will
A) expand.
B) contract.
C) remain the same.

A) expand.

75) Before ice can form on a lake, all the water in the lake must be cooled to
A) zero°C.
B) 4°C.
C) -32°C.
D) none of the above

B) 4°C.

76) When the temperature of a solid block of ice is lowered, its volume
A) increases.
B) decreases.
C) stays the same.

B) decreases.

77) During a very cold winter, water pipes sometimes burst due to
A) the ground contracting when colder.
B) water expanding when freezing.
C) water contracting when freezing.
D) thawing producing pressure on the pipes.
E) none of the above

B) water expanding when freezing.

78) The temperature at the bottom of Lake Tahoe, high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, at this moment is
A) below 4°C.
B) 4°C.
C) above 4°C.
D) uncertain.
Answer: B

B) 4°C.

79) When ice floats in water, a small part of it extends above the surface. Interestingly, the volume of ice that extends above the surface is equal to the volume of the
A) water the ice displaces.
B) vast number of open spaces in all the hexagonal ice crystals.
C) both of these
D) neither of these

B) vast number of open spaces in all the hexagonal ice crystals.

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