Energy
Energy Transformations
Specific Heat
Heat Transfer
100

T/F: Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.

True

100

What does the law of conservation of energy state?

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

100

What is temperature? 

Measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance.  

100

T/F: Heat always transfers from a warmer object to a cooler object.

True

200

What is the primary difference between kinetic energy and potential energy?

Kinetic energy is energy of motion; potential energy is stored energy due to position.

200

A ball starting at rest begins to roll down a hill. What energy transformation occurs?

Potential to Kinetic

200

What is specific heat?

Amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 ०Celcius.

200

What are the ways heat is tranferred?


  1. Conduction

  2. Convection

  3. Radiation

300

What are the two types of energy that are potential?

Chemical & Nuclear

300

What type of energy transformation occurs when you plug in a toaster?

Electrical → thermal

300

What do the letters mean in Q=mcΔT ?

Q = heat energy lost or gained, measured in Joules (J) 

m = mass, measured in grams (g) 

c = specific heat, measured in  (J/g *℃)

ΔT = change in temperature (Final temp – starting temp), measured in ℃

300

Which of the following is the best example of heat transfer by conduction? 

boiling water in a pot

the sun warming your face

touching a hot metal spoon

hot air rising from a fire

touching a hot metal spoon

400

What are the 4 types of energy that are kinetic?

Radiant, Sound, Electrical & Thermal 

400

Which situation involves the transformation of mechanical energy to electrical energy?

A bunny eating 

A wind turbine spinning 

A solar panel in sunlight 

A battery in a remote control

A wind turbine spinning

400

A 175 g sample of silicon is heated from 22 C to 55 C. How much heat energy was absorbed during this process?

Specific heat of silicon: 0.703 J/g . C

3690.8 J

400

In a boiling pot, what type of heat transfer cooks the noodles?

Convection

500

Define the 9 types of energy

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500

Which of the following is an example of chemical energy being transformed into thermal energy? 

boiling water on a stove

lighting a match

a ball rolling down a ramp

a lightbulb glowing

lighting a match

500

A 55 g sample of an unknown metal requires 2140 J of heat to change its temperature by 100oC. Based on the chart, what is the identity of the metal?

 

Zinc

500

Define the following:

Radiation

Conduction

Convection

Radiation: The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

Conduction: The exchange of thermal energy by direct contact.

Convection: The transfer of heat by moving currents in gases and liquids.