Thermodynamic Vocabulary

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

• convection

• insulation

• radiation

• conduction

A thermodynamic system is defined as a quantity of ___________ or a region in ____________ upon which attention is concentrated in the analysis of a problem.

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

• temperature

• heat

• internal energy

• none of these

Thermometer is based on

• Newton's laws of motion

• Second law of thermodynamics

• First law of thermodynamics

• Zeroth law of thermodynamics

The temperature of a glass of cold water will eventually...

• Match the temperature of the surrounding environment.

• Always be colder than the surrounding environment.

• Become warmer than the surrounding environment.

• Never change temperature.

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

• convection

• insulation

• radiation

• conduction

Thermal energy always moves:

• From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.

• From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.

• From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.

• From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.

Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another?

• First Law of Thermodynamics

• Second Law of Thermodynamics

• Third Law of Thermodynamics

• Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

What is the term for the measure of disorder or randomness in a system?

• Enthalpy

• Entropy

• Internal Energy

• Gibbs Free Energy

In thermodynamics, what is the term for the energy required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid at its melting point?

• Heat of Fusion

• Heat of Vaporization

• Specific Heat

• Thermal Conductivity