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19 Questions

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

A radiation B convection

C conduction

2. 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?

A 1600 J B 800 J

C -1600 J D -800 J

3. Transfer of heat by means of electromagnetic waves

A conduction B convection

C radiation

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

ideal gas

A stays the same B increases

C decreases D is half as much

5. Transfer of heat by contact and collisions between the molecules in a substance.

A radiation B convection

C conduction

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 6. 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?

A The internal energy increases by 400 J. B The internal energy doesn't change.

The internal energy decreases by 400 J. There is not enough information if we

C D don't know how much heat was added or
removed.

7. Process B on the PV diagram is an ______________ process.

A isothermal B adiabatic

C isochoric D isobaric

8. If the temperature of a gas increases and there is negative work done on the gas, then...

there must be heat added to the gas the gas must be giving off heat to the
A B
environment.

there must be less heat added than the this is an adiabatic process.
C D
work done on the gas.

9. Warm air rises and cold air sinks demonstrates what?

A refrigeration B convection

C conduction D radiation

10. The average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in a substance is directly related to

A specific heat capacity B heat

C Brownian Motion D temperature

11. What is heat?

A the amount of thermal energy in an object B an object's internal kinetic energy

the amount of energy needed to raise the the transfer of thermal energy from one
C D
temp of an object object to another

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 12. During process D, from state 4 to state 1, the ideal gas...

A is decreasing pressure. B is doing work on the environment.

C is increasing temperature. D is decreasing temperature.

13. In this method of heat transfer heat is carried by a moving medium, like water or air.

A Conduction B this is impossible

C Radiation D Convection

14. What happens on a molecular level when heat is removed from an object?

the temperature decreases and the the temperature increases and the
A B
molecules move faster molecules molecules move faster

the temperature decreases and the the temperature increases and the
C D
molecules move slower molecules move slower

15. As the temperature of an abject increases, its molecules

A get samller (condense) B move farther apart (expand)

C move faster D move faster and farther apart (expand)

16. The property of a thermometer that allows it to indicate temperature is

A thermal expansion B conduction

C thermal equilibrium D heat capacity

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 17. Select all the correct responses about the ideal gas from state 1 to
state 2.

A The temperature of the gas is decreasing. B The environment does work on the gas.

C The gas does work on the environment. D This is an isobaric process.

The internal energy of the gas is

E
increasing.

18. Heat travels from the sun to the earth by the process of...

A conduction B radiation

C insulation D convection

19. If the pressure inside a container of gas has decreased, it must have been caused by...

adding heat to the gas or decreasing the removing heat from the gas or decreasing
A B
volume of the gas the volume of the gas

removing heat from the gas or increasing adding heat to the gas or increasing the
C D
the volume of the gas volume of the gas

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 Answer Key

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

5. c 6. c 7. c 8. a

9. b 10. d 11. d 12. c

13. d 14. c 15. d 16. a

17. c, e, d 18. b 19. c

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