Thermodynamics

A(n) _____________ is a device for measuring temperature.

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer 

The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...

• temperature
• heat
• internal energy
• none of these

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Heat transfer by conduction occurs when...

• particles touch each other

• large numbers of atoms move from place to place

• atoms give off heat in the form of electromagnetic waves

• electromagnetic waves travel from place to place through a vacuum

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What is "Entropy"?

• The tendency of objects to warm up
• The tendency of energy to spread out
• The tendency of energy to make heat
• The tendency of objects to do work

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Which would have more entropy?

• Frozen ice cream
• Liquid Ice cream

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The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

High temperature is connected to:

• Low kinetic energy.
• High kinetic energy.
• Zero net energy.
• Equal kinetic energies.

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The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

• convection
• insulation
• radiation
• conduction

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• insulation

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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