Specific Heat Capacity

___________ is measured by the unit Joules.

• Heat energy
• Temperature
• Specific heat

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Specific heat of water is  4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°C What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?

• Water
• Wood
• Both are same

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The symbol for specific heat is .......

• c
• Q
• m
• t

Which material heats up quickest?

• Aluminium

• Concrete

• Diamond

• Glass

• Water

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What is Specific Heat?

• The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
  
• The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
• The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
• The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.

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Water molecules have the greatest kinetic energy in

• Ice at 0 ⁰C

• Water at 90 ⁰C

• Water at 373 K

• Steam at 150 ⁰C

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Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

• Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

• Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

• There is more water than sand at the beach.

• There is more sand than water at the beach.

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How does heat flow?

• Always from cold to warm
• Always from warm to cold
• Both warm to cold & cold to warm
• It depends on the temperature

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