8 Questions
According to the law of conservation of energy, what happens to the total energy of an isolated system over time?
It remains constant
Which branch of physics is concerned with heat, temperature, energy, and work?
Thermodynamics
Which of the following best describes an open system?
It can exchange both matter and energy with an outside system
What is a closed system primarily unable to transfer in or out of the system boundaries?
Matter and energy
Which region is defined as the real or imaginary surface that separates a system from its surrounding?
Boundary
In which type of system can heat be transferred between open systems and between closed systems, but not between isolated systems?
Isolated system
What type of system cannot exchange energy or matter with an outside system?
Isolated system
What does the law of conservation of energy state about the transformation of energy?
Energy can transform from one form to another
Test your knowledge of thermodynamics, pressure, and the laws of conservation of energy in this physics quiz. Explore the relationships between heat, temperature, energy, work, internal energy, entropy, and pressure.
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