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Specific Heat Questions
1.
If equal amounts of heat energy are added to equal masses of liquid water, ice, iron, and copper which would experience the greatest increase in temperature?
Liquid water
Ice
Iron
Copper
2.
Between which two points on the graph is the most energy being added to the system?
A and B
B and C
C and D
D and E
3.
Between which two points on the graph is energy being released into the environment?
A and B
D and E
C and B
E and F
4.
How many joules are released when a gram of water freezes?
334
4.18
2.11
2260
5.
If equal masses of liquid water, dry air, granite, and lead are heated to 100°C and allowed to cool which one will cool at the slowest rate?
Liquid water
Dry air
Granite
Lead
6.
Equal masses of basalt, granite, copper and lead are heated from 40°C to 50°C. Which required the addition of the most energy?
Basalt
Granite
Copper
Lead
7.
Between which two points on the graph is a phase change occurring?
A and B
B and C
C and D
E and F
8.
Between which two points is the temperature changing at the greatest rate?
A and B
B and C
C and D
D and E
9.
Which term best describes the process that is occurring between points E and D on the graph?
Melting
Freezing
Condensation
Vaporization
10.
The graph shows what happens when energy is added to H2O over time. At which point does the H20 have the greatest amount of stored (potential) energy?
C
D
E
F
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