Carnot Engine

The total energy of a system equals 

• its heat and temperature
• its work and temperature
• its heat and work
• its heat

A thermodynamic cycle which uses heat exchange to create work is called ...

• a heat reservoir
• a heat pump
• a perpetual motion machine
• a heat engine

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Cycle efficiency is defined as ...

• 1 - Q_c/Q_h
• the amount of work added 
• the amount of heat added - amount of heat removed
• the amount of heat added

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The ideal thermodynamic cycle is called 

• the Crovener cycle
• the Carnot cycle
• the Nitrogen cycle
• the Somenoc cycle

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The work available in a Carnot cycle is equal to 

• the area under the high temperature curve
• the area under the low temperature curve
• the area above the low temperature curve and below the high temperature curve

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All processes in a Carnot cycle must be reversible. As a result, a Carnot engine must operate ... 

• at a low temperature
• very slowly
• at high temperature
• both forward and backward

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A thermodynamic cycle which uses work to cause heat flow from a cold reservoir to a hotter reservoir is called ...

• a heat reservoir
• a heat pump
• a perpetual motion machine
• a heat engine

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What word describes a part of the Carnot cycle where the temperature is constant?

• Adiabatic

• Isobaric

• Isothermal

• Isolinear

What happens to the gas in Stage 3 of the Carnot Cycle?

• The gas expands and cools

• The gas expands and heats up

• The gas compresses and heats up

• The gas compresses and remains the same temperature

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Stage 2 of the Carnot Cycle is...

• Adiabatic expansion

• Adiabatic compression

• Isothermal expansion

• Isothermal compression

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