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What happens to a sample of water when it is heated between 0°C and 4°C?


A) Its volume increases.
B) Its volume is reduced.
C) It vaporizes.
D) Nothing changes except its temperature.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The energy involved in a phase change is called the


A) specific heat.
B) thermal energy.
C) internal energy.
D) latent heat.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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A home fireplace loses most of its heat by


A) radiation into the room.
B) convection up the chimney.
C) radiation up the chimney.
D) conduction to the sides of the fireplace.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What happens to a sample of water when its temperature is reduced between 0°C and 4°C?


A) Its density increases.
B) It vaporizes.
C) Its density decreases.
D) Its density remains constant.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The Fahrenheit scale has a ______________ degree size than the Celsius scale.

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smaller

Temperature is a relative measure of


A) latent heat.
B) hotness and coldness.
C) internal energy.
D) specific heat.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Below 4°C, water ______________ with decreasing temperature.

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The SI unit of heat is the ______________.

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The amount of heat necessary to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance 1°C is


A) 1 cal.
B) the specific heat.
C) the heat difference.
D) 1 J.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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On a winter day the temperature drops from -15°C to -25°C overnight. If a pan sitting outside contains 0.20 kg of ice, how much heat is removed from the ice for this temperature change?


A) 0.1 kcal
B) 1 kcal
C) 4 kcal
D) 0.4 kcal

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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A common property used to measure temperature is the ______________ of materials.

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The SI unit of heat is the


A) calorie.
B) joule.
C) kilocalorie.
D) Btu.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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B

A ______________ has a definite volume and assumes the shape of its container.

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A quantity that gives the direction of a thermodynamic process is


A) entropy.
B) efficiency.
C) specific heat.
D) energy.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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How much heat is necessary to change 10 g of ice at -20°C into water at 10°C?


A) 0.02 kcal
B) 0.2 kcal
C) 1 kcal
D) 0.08 kcal

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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The amount of heat necessary to change a liquid to a solid at constant temperature is the ______________.

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A digital thermometer can make readings to the tenth of a degree at either the Celsius setting or the Fahrenheit setting. Which reading would be more precise?


A) The Fahrenheit setting, since 1 degree Fahrenheit is smaller than 1 degree Celsius
B) The Fahrenheit setting, since 1 degree Celsius is smaller than 1 degree Fahrenheit
C) The Celsius setting, since 1 degree Fahrenheit is smaller than 1 degree Celsius
D) The Celsius setting, since 1 degree Celsius is smaller than 1 degree Fahrenheit

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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To what temperature does 0°F correspond on the Celsius scale?

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How much heat is necessary to change 20 g of ice at -10°C into water at 20°C?

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For a temperature of -40°F, what are the corresponding temperatures on the a. Celsius scale? b. Kelvin scale?

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a. -40°C
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