Thermodynamics Quiz

What is the science that deals with the relations between heat, work, and the properties of systems?

• Mechanics

• Thermodynamics

• Electromagnetism

• Quantum Physics

What is the purpose of thermodynamics?

• To analyze the interactions between heat and work

• To answer questions about energy forms

• To define the smallest amount of electricity/fuel needed

• To study the behavior of matter

What is the system in thermodynamics analogous to in mechanics?

• Free body diagram

• Newton's Laws of Motion

• Surroundings

• Boundaries

Which type of system allows mass to cross the system boundary?

• Closed system

• Open system

• Isolated system

• None of the above

What is the condition of a system as defined by the values of all its properties?

• Phase

• State

Which type of property depends on the size or extent of the system?

• Extensive property

• Intensive property

• Specific property

• Macroscopic property

What is the value of an extensive property per unit mass of the system?

• Specific volume

• Specific energy

• Specific heat

• Specific property

Which property gives a complete description of the system?

• State

• Phase

• Equilibrium

• Process

What is the succession of states passed through during a change of state called?

• Equilibrium state

• Path

• Process

• Quasi-static process

Which type of process requires the deviation from thermodynamic equilibrium to be infinitesimal?

• Quasi-static process

• Unrestrained process

• Equilibrium process

• Macroscopic process