Thermodynamics

20 Questions

1. The first law of thermodynamics states that the change in the internal energy of a system
is equal to the difference in energy transferred to or from the system as heat and

force mass

pressure work done

2. Which best describes ENTROPY?

Heat that can be stored to be used at

A state of order in a physical system
a later date

Random energy that escapes from Useful heat energy needed to drive an
the system engine

3. Which state of H2O has the greatest entropy?

Ice Water

Vapor

4. Transfer of heat in a gas or liquid by the motion of particles in the heated

fluid conduction convection

radiation

5. 1200 J of heat are added to a sample of gas while the gas does 400 J of work on
the environment. What is the change in internal energy of the gas?

-1600 J 800 J

-800 J 1600 J

6. During process A, from state 1 to state 2, the temperature of

the ideal gas

decreases stays the same

is half as much increases

 7. During an adiabatic process, a sample of gas does 400 J of work on the environment.
What change occurs with the internal energy of the gas?

The internal energy increases by 400 J. The internal energy decreases by 400 J.

There is not enough information if we

The internal energy doesn't don't know how much heat was added or
change. removed.

8. Process B on the PV diagram is an_____________process.

isothermal isobaric

isochoric adiabatic

9. A system comprising a single phase is called a

(e) heterogeneous system. (d) homogeneous system

(c) isolated system (b) open system

(a) closed system

10. In an irreversible process, there is a

(a) loss of heat (b) no loss of heat

(c) gain of heat (d) no gain of heat.

11. The heating and expanding of a gas is called

(b) thermodynamic cycle (c) thermodynamic process

(a) thermodynamic system (d) thermodynamic law.

12. The value of one bar (in SI units) is equal to

(a) 100 N/m2 (d) 1 × 105 N/m2

(c) 1 × 104 N/m2 (b) 1000 N/m2

(e) 1 × 106 N/m2.

13. In an extensive property of a thermodynamic system

(d) all of the above (e) none of the above.

(c) extensive energy is utilised (b) extensive work is done

(a) extensive heat is transferred

14. Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system ?

(b) Temperature (d) Energy.

(a) Volume (c) Mass

15. When two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body they are also in
thermal equilibrium with
each other. This statement is called

(b) First law of thermodynamics (a) Zeroth law of thermodyamics

(d) Kelvin Planck’s law. (c) Second law of thermodynamics

16. 2.Internal energy depends on

Only Volume Only Mass

Only pressure Only Temperature

17. 3. 1st Law of thermodynamics is the conservation of

Electric energy Heat energy

Radiation energy Magnetic energy

18. 6. Area under P-V diagram gives

Temperature Internal energy

Heat Work done

19. 7. Which of the following process is used to do maximum work done on the ideal gas if
the gas is compressed to half of its initial volume?

Isothermal Isochoric

Adiabatic Isobaric

20. 10. 1 Calorie is equal to

3.6 J 5.2J

4.2 J 3.2 J
Answer Key

1.d 2.c 3.c 4.b

5.b 6.d 7.b 8.c

9.b 10.a 11.a 12.b

13.b 14.a 15.b 16.d

17.b 18.d 19.c 20.c