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True
A)
False
B)
2 Two objects are said to be in thermal equilibrium if and only if they are at the same
temperature.
True
A)
False
B)
3 Twenty Celsius degrees represents the same temperature interval as twenty kelvins.
True
A)
False
B)
5 When a temperature interval is converted from Rankine degrees to kelvins, the number of
Rankine degrees should be multiplied by 5/9.
True
A)
False
B)
False
B)
7 For a given temperature interval, the same linear expansion coefficient may be used for the
same material, regardless of the choice of units for length.
True
A)
False
B)
8 For a solid disk with a hole in its center, the diameter of the disk and the diameter of the hole
will increase in length per unit length at a rate given by its linear expansion coefficient.
True
A)
False
B)
9 The volume expansion coefficient for a solid is approximately equal to 3 times the linear
expansion coefficient, but this does not represent a true equality.
True
A)
False
B)
False
B)
212C
B)
273 K
C)
672R
D)
50 R
C)
20 C
D)
13 Two objects are in thermal equilibrium when they have the same
kinetic energy
A)
temperature
B)
thermal energy
C)
D)
potential energy
510R
C)
280 K
D)
initial length
B)
thermal energy
C)
material
D)
16 When a flame is held to the bulb of a mercury-in-glass thermometer, the mercury level will
rise
A)
drop
B)
C)
rise and then drop
D)
-329.4F
A)
162.6R
B)
456 K
C)
-83.9F
D)
-5
0.06 in.
A)
0.12 in.
B)
0.012 in.
C)
0.006 in.
D)
19 The area expansion coefficient for the silver bar in Question 18 is approximately
1 X 10-5/F
A)
4 X 10-5/F
B)
7.2 X 10-5/F
C)
2.2 X 10-5/F
D)
56.8 C
A)
1454 C
B)
53.5 C
C)
90.9 C
D)
23 A metal bar 1 ft in length increases its length by 0.0006 ft when its temperature is increased by
1 C. Under the same conditions, a 1-m length of the same material would increase its length
by
m.
per unit
change in
per degree
.
27 Two fixed points often used as standards for calibration of thermometers are
the
and the
at 4C.
1 Since the Btu is based on the pound, its magnitude depends on the acceleration due to gravity.
True
A)
B)
False
3 It is proper to speak of the heat capacity of a penny and the specific heat capacity of copper.
True
A)
False
B)
4 The specific heat of any material is the same numerically in either the metric or British system
of units.
True
A)
False
B)
5 A unit mass of water will absorb a larger quantity of heat per degree change in temperature
than any other common substance.
True
A)
False
B)
6 Since temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy per molecule, the absorption or
emission of thermal energy is always accompanied by a change in temperature.
True
A)
False
B)
7 More than 5 times the thermal energy is required to vaporize 1 g of water than is required to
melt 1 g of ice.
True
A)
False
B)
8 Two objects that have the same heat capacity must be made of the same material.
True
A)
False
B)
9 The heat lost is equal to the heat gained unless a change of phase occurs.
True
A)
False
B)
Heat capacity
B)
Heat of fusion
C)
Heat of combustion
D)
3 Btu
B)
0.7 kcal
C)
2200 ft * lb
D)
C)
A change in heat capacity
D)
14 The specific heat of aluminum is 0.22 cal/(g * C). The quantity of heat required to change the
temperature of 10 lb of aluminum from 20 to 100F is approximately
220 Btu
A)
200 Btu
B)
176 Btu
C)
88 Btu
D)
absorbs heat
B)
decreases in temperature
C)
sublimes
D)
720 cal
C)
1350 cal
D)
17 If 50 g of aluminum shot (c = 0.22) is heated to 100C and dropped into 200 g of water at
20C, the equilibrium temperature (neglecting other heat transfers) is approximately
24C
A)
26C
B)
34C
C)
46C
D)
18 A 50-g aluminum calorimeter cup is partially filled with 200 g of water at 20C. What mass of
copper (c = 0.093) at 100C should be added to the system for the equilibrium temperature to
be 30C?
32.4 g
A)
47.5 g
B)
324 g
C)
476 g
D)
19 For a given substance, which of the following processes transfers the largest amount of thermal
energy per unit of mass?
Fusion
A)
Vaporization
B)
Freezing
C)
Sublimation
D)
20 If 5 g of steam at 100C is mixed with 10 g of ice at 0C, the equilibrium mixture includes
3.33 g of steam and 11.67 g of water
A)
B)
15 g of water
D)
21 The
23 The quantity of heat per unit mass of a substance required to change its temperature through
one degree is called its
a(n)
its
necessary to
to a(n)
at
at its
of a
to
.
26 The
of
cal/g,
Btu/lb.
28 The process in which a substance changes directly from its solid phase to its vapor phase is
called
29 The quantitative relationship between thermal energy units and mechanical energy units is
called
30 The conservation of heat energy states that in any given transfer of thermal energy
the
1 The relationships that predict heat transfer are based on empirical observations and depend on
ideal conditions.
True
A)
B)
False
2 The quantity of heat transferred through a slab of area 4 ft is greater than the quantity of heat
conducted through an area of 8 ft, assuming that all other parameters are constant.
True
A)
False
B)
3 When a radiator is used to heat a room, the principal method of heat transfer warming the
room is convection.
True
A)
False
B)
4 Air-conditioning outlets in the ceiling are more efficient than those on the floor.
True
A)
False
B)
5 All objects emit electromagnetic radiation, regardless of their temperature or the temperature
of their surroundings.
True
A)
False
B)
6 An object that absorbs a large percentage of incident radiation will be a poor emitter of
radiation.
True
A)
False
B)
7 Because of a similarity in the definition of heat units, the thermal conductivities are the same
numerically in the engineering system and the metric system of units.
True
A)
False
B)
8 A body at the same temperature as its surroundings radiates and absorbs heat at the same
rate.
True
A)
False
B)
9 In a composite wall of two or more different materials, the same number of calories is
transferred per unit area per unit time through each material after time is allowed for steady
flow to be established.
True
A)
False
B)
10 The units of thermal conductivity in the metric system may be written cal * cm/(cm2 * s * C),
but the numerical value would be different.
True
A)
False
B)
11 Which of the following geometries will result in the largest convection coefficient?
Vertical plate
A)
B)
Diagonal plate
C)
D)
12 When the temperature of an object is doubled, its rate of radiation is increased by a factor of
2
A)
4
B)
C)
16
D)
13 The dead airspace between the walls of a calorimeter cup and its outside container minimizes
heat loss due to
conduction
A)
convection
B)
radiation
C)
contamination
D)
14 The rate at which heat flows through a solid plate of some materials does not depend on the
temperature difference
A)
thickness
B)
specific heat
C)
area
D)
C)
a point of higher emissivity
D)
16 Which of the following does not indicate heat flow as a quantity of heat per unit time?
kA t/L
A)
hA t
B)
H
C)
eT4
D)
17 The thermal conductivity of a plate is 0.01 kcal/s * m * C. The plate is 2 cm thick and has a
cross section of 4000 cm. If one side is at 150C and the other at 50C, the number of
kilocalories transferred every second is approximately
10 kcal
A)
20 kcal
B)
40 kcal
C)
80 kcal
D)
0.206 cal
A)
12.4 cal
B)
7410 cal
C)
8410 cal
D)
19 A body having an emissivity of 0.2 and a surface area of 0.2 m is heated to 727C. The power
radiated from the surface is approximately
634 W
A)
1134 W
B)
1830 W
C)
2268 W
D)
thermal conductivity
B)
rate of radiation
C)
emissivity
D)
convection and
convection.
minimized by the
24 The rate at which thermal radiation is emitted from a surface varies directly with
the
25 The
power of the
to a
26 The convection coefficient is not a property of the solid or fluid but depends primarily on
the
the
28 Copper has about twice the thermal conductivity of aluminum, but its specific heat is a little less
than half that of aluminum. A rectangular block is made from each material, so that they have
identical masses and the same surface area at their bases. Each block is heated 300C and
placed on top of a large cube of ice.The
block will sink
deeper into the ice because it has a higher
The
higher
29 The warm air over a burning fire will rise under the influence
of
currents.
30 On a cold day, a piece of iron feels colder to the touch than a piece of wood at the same
temperature because the iron has a higher
1 Provided that the mass and temperature of an ideal gas are maintained constant, the volume of
a gas is directly proportional to its absolute pressure.
True
A)
False
B)
2 If the mass and volume of a gas remain constant, doubling the pressure will also double the
temperature.
True
A)
False
B)
4 At a temperature of 273 K and a pressure of 1 atm, 1 mol of any gas will occupy a volume of
22.4 L.
True
A)
False
B)
5 Only absolute temperatures and absolute pressures can be used in applying the general gas
laws.
True
A)
False
B)
6 If the relative humidities inside and outside the house are the same, the dew points must also
be the same.
True
A)
False
B)
False
B)
False
B)
10 The same mass of any ideal gas will occupy the same volume at standard temperature and
pressure.
True
A)
False
B)
11 Boyles law states that, when other parameters are held constant,
pressure varies directly with volume
A)
pressure varies directly with temperature
B)
C)
volume varies directly with temperature
D)
12 If the mass and pressure of a gas are held constant while its volume doubles, the temperature
is changed by a factor of
A)
B)
C)
4
D)
13 The amount of water contained in the air of a given room is described most accurately by the
absolute humidity
A)
relative humidity
B)
vapor pressure
C)
dew point
D)
14 It is possible for a substance to coexist in all three of its phases in equilibrium when the
substance is at its
critical pressure
A)
critical temperature
B)
triple point
C)
dew point
D)
15 At a temperature of 273 K and a pressure of 1 atm, 1 mol of any gas will occupy a volume
of 1 L
A)
of 22.4 m
B)
equal to its molecular mass
C)
of 22.4 L
D)
16 A weather balloon is filled to a volume of 400 L at 0C. What will its volume be at 100C if the
pressure is constant?
147 L
A)
255 L
B)
293 L
C)
547 L
D)
17 The molecular mass of oxygen is 32 g/mol. How many molecules are present in 64 g of oxygen?
Avogadros number is 6.02 X 1023.
3.012 X 1023 molecules
A)
6.02 X 1023 molecules
B)
C)
24.092 X 1023 molecules
D)
10,719 g
A)
512 g
B)
107 g
C)
244 g
D)
19 When the air temperature is 26C and the dew point is 10C, the relative humidity is
32 percent
A)
36.5 percent
B)
43.2 percent
C)
54.1 percent
D)
20 A 5000-cm container holds 6 g of gas under a pressure of 2 atm and a temperature of 20C.
When 10 g of the same gas fills a 2500-cm container, the temperature rises to 30C. The new
pressure is
2.71 atm
A)
3.3 atm
B)
6.89 atm
C)
9.31 atm
D)
and
of the gas
23 The temperature above which a gas will not liquefy, regardless of the pressure applied, is called
the
, and
25 The temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to produce saturation is
called the
26
ratio of
27 A
to
28 If the
and
of a gas are
of a gas is
30 The units for the constant R in the ideal gas law are
, as
2 If the first law of thermodynamics is satisfied, the second law will also be satisfied.
True
A)
False
B)
3 In every thermodynamic process, the heat absorbed by a system must equal the sum of the work
done by the system and its change in internal energy.
True
A)
False
B)
False
B)
5 In an adiabatic process, the internal energy will increase when work is done on the system,
whereas it will decrease when work is done by the system.
True
A)
False
B)
6 During an isothermal expansion, all the absorbed thermal energy is converted to useful work.
True
A)
False
B)
7 All Carnot engines are perfect engines and, therefore, operate at 100 percent efficiency.
True
A)
False
B)
8 The greater the difference between the input and output temperatures of a steam engine, the
greater the efficiency of the engine.
True
A)
False
B)
9 A high compression ratio of an internal combustion engine means a higher operating efficiency.
True
A)
False
B)
1 If a heat engine absorbs heat at 600 K and rejects heat at 200 K, its efficiency is
4
33 percent
A)
50 percent
B)
67 percent
C)
80 percent
D)
1 In a Carnot cycle, 1600 cal is absorbed at 600 K, and 400 cal is exhausted to a cold reservoir.
5 The temperature of the cold reservoir is
150 K
A)
200 K
B)
450 K
C)
800 K
D)
1 If the adiabatic constant is 1.4 and the compression ratio is 6, a gasoline engine has an efficiency
7 of
45 percent
A)
51 percent
B)
56 percent
C)
64 percent
D)
1 For a Carnot engine to operate with an efficiency of 100 percent, the exhaust temperature must
8 be
0C
A)
0K
B)
infinite
C)
equal to the input temperature
D)
1 In a mechanical refrigerator, the low-temperature coils of the evaporator are at -23C, and the
9 compressed gas in the condenser has a temperature of 77C. The coefficient of performance is
20 percent
A)
70 percent
B)
0.23
C)
2.5
D)
2 A(n)
2
whereas in a(n)
to
process.
in
a thermodynamic process.
2 The
6
energy.
2 A(n)
7
is measured by the
,
.
2 The fact that all natural spontaneous processes are irreversible is a consequence of
9 the
3 A(n)
0
engine that absorbs heat from one reservoir, performs work, and rejects heat to another
reservoir at a lower temperature.