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Which of the following is the correct definition of heat?
Which of the following is the correct definition of heat?
- Heat is the flow of thermal energy from one object to another.
- Heat is the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.
- Heat is the energy in transit between two objects or systems due to a temperature difference between them. (correct)
- Heat is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.
Which of the following is true about the flow of heat?
Which of the following is true about the flow of heat?
- Heat always flows from cooler objects to warmer objects.
- Heat does not flow between objects at different temperatures.
- Heat flows spontaneously in both directions between objects at different temperatures.
- Heat always flows from warmer objects to cooler objects. (correct)
What is the definition of a calorie?
What is the definition of a calorie?
- The calorie is defined as the heat required to change the temperature of 1 g of water by 1° C. (correct)
- The calorie is defined as the heat required to change the temperature of 1 g of water by 10° C.
- The calorie is defined as the heat required to change the temperature of 1 kg of water by 10° C.
- The calorie is defined as the heat required to change the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1° C.
What is the relationship between calorie and joule?
What is the relationship between calorie and joule?
What is temperature?
What is temperature?