Thermodynamics Basics Quiz
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What is the primary factor that affects the temperature of a gas in transitional motion?

  • Potential energy
  • Internal energy (correct)
  • Kinetic energy
  • Electromagnetic energy
  • What is the term for the maximum efficiency achieved by a heat engine?

  • Kelvin efficiency
  • Carnot efficiency (correct)
  • Thermal efficiency
  • Adiabatic efficiency
  • What is the process in which there is no heat transfer between a system and its surroundings?

  • Isochoric process
  • Isothermal process
  • Adiabatic process (correct)
  • Isobaric process
  • What is the term for the minimum temperature possible, defined as 0K?

    <p>Absolute zero</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the device that compresses air or gas in a thermal system?

    <p>Compressor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another?

    <p>First Law of Thermodynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fundamental principle of the 1st Law of Thermodynamics?

    <p>Energy can only be converted from one form to another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which law of thermodynamics states that heat flows from a body at a higher temperature to a body at a lower temperature?

    <p>2nd Law of Thermodynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the absolute temperature scale?

    <p>Kelvin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?

    <p>212°</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?

    <p>0°</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the Celsius temperature scale?

    <p>Anders Celsius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the energy that flows from one object to another because of a temperature difference?

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

    What is the process called when thermal heat flows from the hotter object to the cooler object?

    <p>Convection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the instrument that uses expansion and contraction of a liquid to measure temperature?

    <p>Thermometer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scale for measuring temperature commonly used in the United States?

    <p>Fahrenheit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of conduction heat transfer?

    <p>The oil pressure generated heat around the cab of the tractor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the science that deals with internal energy, heat, and work?

    <p>Thermal Systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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