18 Questions
What is the primary factor that affects the temperature of a gas in transitional motion?
Internal energy
What is the term for the maximum efficiency achieved by a heat engine?
Carnot efficiency
What is the process in which there is no heat transfer between a system and its surroundings?
Adiabatic process
What is the term for the minimum temperature possible, defined as 0K?
Absolute zero
What is the device that compresses air or gas in a thermal system?
Compressor
What is the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another?
First Law of Thermodynamics
What is the fundamental principle of the 1st Law of Thermodynamics?
Energy can only be converted from one form to another
Which law of thermodynamics states that heat flows from a body at a higher temperature to a body at a lower temperature?
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
What is the absolute temperature scale?
Kelvin
What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
212°
What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
0°
Who proposed the Celsius temperature scale?
Anders Celsius
What is the energy that flows from one object to another because of a temperature difference?
Thermal energy
What is the process called when thermal heat flows from the hotter object to the cooler object?
Convection
What is the instrument that uses expansion and contraction of a liquid to measure temperature?
Thermometer
What is the scale for measuring temperature commonly used in the United States?
Fahrenheit
What is an example of conduction heat transfer?
The oil pressure generated heat around the cab of the tractor
What is the science that deals with internal energy, heat, and work?
Thermal Systems
Test your understanding of thermodynamics concepts such as heat transfer, temperature measurement, and heat flow. Identify the correct terms and processes involved in thermal energy exchange.
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