
Understanding Thermodynamics and Spontaneous Processes
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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it unlikely to see ice spontaneously form in a room at 70°F?
It requires external energy input.
It doesn't violate any known laws but is statistically improbable.
It contradicts the first law of thermodynamics.
It violates the laws of physics.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role do hydrogen bonds play in the state of water at room temperature?
They have no effect on water's state.
They make water freeze.
They keep water in a liquid state.
They cause water to evaporate.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can a cold pocket theoretically form in a uniform temperature system?
By adding more molecules.
By creating energy.
By losing energy.
By redistributing energy from the center to the edges.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the second law of thermodynamics state about heat transfer?
Heat transfer is not possible without energy loss.
Heat can spontaneously transfer from cold to hot.
Heat always transfers from hot to cold spontaneously.
Heat requires work to transfer from cold to hot.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the second law of thermodynamics in everyday observations?
It allows for perpetual motion machines.
It predicts the behavior of gases.
It describes the creation of energy.
It explains why ice melts at room temperature.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the second law of thermodynamics relate to refrigeration?
Refrigeration works against the second law.
Refrigeration does not involve heat transfer.
Refrigeration uses work to transfer heat from cold to hot.
Refrigeration spontaneously transfers heat from cold to hot.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is spontaneous heat transfer from cold to hot statistically improbable?
Because molecules do not move.
Due to the vast number of molecules and their interactions.
Because energy is always lost in the process.
Because of the small number of molecules involved.
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