10 Questions
Which type of energy is the energy a particle has due to its motion?
Kinetic energy
In an adiabatic process, where no heat enters a system, what does the work applied to changing the system produce?
A change in the internal energy
According to the second law of thermodynamics, what direction does heat flow when two substances of differing temperatures are put into thermal contact?
From the substance with the higher temperature to the substance with a lower temperature
Which mechanism of heat transfer involves heat transfer by means of particle collision without overall movement?
Conduction
How does radiation transfer heat?
By the use of vibration-inducing electromagnetic waves
Which one of these is true about heat and temperature?
Temperature is an extensive quantity while heat is an intensive quantity.
What is the difference between an extensive quantity and an intensive quantity?
An extensive quantity is a quantity which has an additive part-whole structure. An intensive quantity is a quantity which is not extensive, usually it has a uniform part-whole structure.
What happens to the heat when a glass of room temperature water is added to a bathtub of room temperature water?
The heat of the water in the bathtub increases.
What happens to the temperature when a glass of room temperature water is added to a bathtub of room temperature water?
The temperature of the water in the bathtub remains unchanged.
How are heat and temperature related?
The relationship between heat and temperature depends on the specific system.
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