Earth Science Specific Heat

Higher specific heat = (easier, harder) to heat up, ex (water, metal, land)

• easier, water

• harder, water, metal

• easier, metal, land

• harder, water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

(Water, Land) has a higher specific heat than (water, land)

• Water, land

• Land, water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Use ESRT page 1 - (Lead, Liquid water) has the highest specific heat

• Lead

• Liquid water

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?

• They would slow down

• They would stop moving

• They would speed up

• There would be no effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The ocean is cold even in summer because water _____. (PS.2)

• has high specific heat

• has low specific heat

• conducts heat well

• is insulated from sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C is its _________________.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat capacity?

• Water

• Iron

• Copper

• Sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the specific heat capacity of water?

• 1 J/g°C

• 4.18 J/g°C

• 0.5 J/g°C

• 2 J/g°C

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why does land heat up faster than water?

• Land has a higher specific heat

• Water has a higher specific heat

• Land reflects more sunlight

• Water evaporates quickly