Heat and Thermal Energy Quiz

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What is heat in thermodynamics?

  • The overall internal energy of a thermodynamic system
  • The energy stored in the microscopic degrees of freedom of the modes of vibration
  • The kinetic energy of vibrating and colliding atoms in a substance
  • Thermal energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference (correct)

What is thermal energy?

  • The energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference
  • The energy stored in the microscopic degrees of freedom of the modes of vibration
  • The kinetic energy of vibrating and colliding atoms in a substance (correct)
  • The overall internal energy of a thermodynamic system

What is the correct term for the energy flowing within a metal bar considered as a thermodynamic system?

  • Internal energy (correct)
  • Thermal energy
  • Heat content
  • Kinetic energy

What is the term used in physics to define energy transfer?

<p>Heat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct term for the energy contained in a system or body, stored in the microscopic degrees of freedom of the modes of vibration?

<p>Thermal energy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct term for the energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference in thermodynamics?

<p>Heat (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct term for the kinetic energy of vibrating and colliding atoms in a substance?

<p>Thermal energy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used in physics to define energy transfer, despite informal usage of 'heat'?

<p>Heat (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used in physics to define the energy flowing within a metal bar considered as a thermodynamic system?

<p>Internal energy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the more accurate term for the energy contained in a system or body, stored in the microscopic degrees of freedom of the modes of vibration, despite informal usage of 'heat content'?

<p>Internal energy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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