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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PHYS123 - PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION
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I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. NO ERASURES.
1. What is the difference between heat and temperature?

A. Heat is the measure of energy transfer while temperature is the measure of the
average kinetic energy of molecules.
B. Heat is the measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules while temperature
is the measure of energy transfer.
C. Heat and temperature are the same thing.
D. None of the above.
2. Which of the following materials is the best conductor of heat?
A. Rubber C. Copper
B. Glass D. Wood
3. When a substance is heated, what happens to the particles?
A. They slow down and move closer together.
B. They speed up and move closer together.
C. They slow down and move further apart.
D. They speed up and move further apart.
4. What is absolute zero?
A. The temperature at which a substance melts.
B. The temperature at which a substance boils.
C. The lowest possible temperature that can be reached.
D. The highest possible temperature that can be reached.
5. What is the unit of measurement for temperature in the International System of Units?
A. Kelvin C. Fahrenheit
B. Celsius D. Rankine
6. What is thermal expansion?
A. The process of a substance contracting when it is heated.
B. The process of a substance expanding when it is cooled.
C. The process of a substance expanding when it is heated.
D. The process of a substance contracting when it is cooled.
7. What is specific heat capacity?
A. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 Kelvin.
B. The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1 degree
Celsius.
C. The amount of energy required to melt a substance.
D. The amount of energy required to boil a substance.
8. What is convection?
A. The transfer of heat through direct contact between two substances.
B. The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.
C. The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids.
D. The transfer of heat through the movement of electrons.
9. What is radiation?
A. The transfer of heat through direct contact between two substances.
B. The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.
C. The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids.
D. The transfer of heat through the movement of electrons.
10. Which of the following statements is true about heat engines?

A. They violate the first law of thermodynamics.
B. They convert heat into mechanical energy.
C. They convert mechanical energy into heat.
11. Which of the following materials is the best insulator of heat?
A. Copper C. Glass
B. Aluminum D. Styrofoam
12. How does the boiling point of water change with increasing altitude?
A. It increases
B. It decreases
C. It remains constant
D. It depends on the temperature of the surrounding air
13. What is the name of the law that states that the amount of heat transferred between two
objects is proportional to the difference in their temperatures?
A. Newton's law of cooling C. Charles's law
B. Boyle's law D. Fourier's law
14. What is the name of the process by which a solid turns directly into a gas without passing
through the liquid phase?
A. Condensation C. Vaporization
B. Sublimation D. Fusion
15. What is the name of the instrument used to measure temperature?
A. Barometer C. Hygrometer
B. Thermometer D. Anemometer
16. Which of the following is a unit of energy commonly used in the study of heat and
temperature?
A. Newton C. Watt
B. Joule D. Pascal
17 Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between heat and work?
A. Heat and work are different forms of energy that cannot be converted into each other.
B. Heat and work are interchangeable forms of energy that can be converted into each
other.
C. Heat can be converted into work, but work cannot be converted into heat.
D. Work can be converted into heat, but heat cannot be converted into work.
18. What is the name of the law that states that the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional
to its volume at a constant temperature?
A. Boyle's law C. Charles's law
B. Gay-Lussac's law D. Dalton's law
19. Which of the following statements is true about the specific heat capacity of a substance?
A. It is a measure of how much heat is required to raise the temperature of a substance by
a given amount.
B. It is a measure of how much heat is required to melt a substance.
C. It is a measure of how much heat is required to boil a substance.
D. It is a measure of the amount of energy a substance can absorb before it starts to
change phase.
20. What is the name of the process by which heat is transferred through a material by means
of molecular collisions?
A. Convection C. Conduction
B. Radiation D. Thermogenesis
21. Which of the following materials exhibit linear expansion?
A. Liquids C. Solids
B. Gases D. None of the above
22. What is the coefficient of linear expansion?
A. The change in temperature of a substance.
B. The ratio of the change in length of a substance to its original length and the
change in temperature.
C. The amount of heat required to change the temperature of a substance.
23. Which of the following statements is true about the coefficient of linear expansion?
A. It is dependent on the material. C. It is independent of the material.
B. It is dependent on the D. It is independent of the
temperature. temperature
24. What is volumetric expansion?
A. The expansion of a substance in one direction.
B. The expansion of a substance in two directions.
C. The expansion of a substance in three directions.

25. Which of the following materials exhibit volumetric expansion?
A. Liquids C. Solids
B. Gases D. All of the above
26. What is the coefficient of volumetric expansion?
A. The change in temperature of a substance.
B. The ratio of the change in volume of a substance to its original volume and the
change in temperature.
C. The amount of heat required to change the temperature of a substance.
27. Which of the following statements is true about the coefficient of volumetric expansion?
A. It is dependent on the material. C. It is independent of the material.
B. It is dependent on the D. It is independent of the
temperature. temperature.
28. What is the formula for linear expansion?
A. ΔL = αLΔT C. ΔL = LαΔT
B. ΔL = L/αΔT D. None of the above.
29. What is the formula for volumetric expansion?
A. ΔV = βVΔT C. ΔV = VβΔT
B. ΔV = V/βΔT D. None of the above.
30. Which of the following is a practical application of linear and volumetric expansion?
A. Thermometers C. Expansion joints in bridges
B. Bimetallic strips D. All of the above.
II. Problem Solving: Solve the following problems. Provide your solutions. (2pts. each)
1. 5.0 g of copper was heated from 20°C to 80°C. How much energy was used to
heat Cu? (Specific heat capacity of Cu is 0.092 cal/g °C)
2. How much heat is absorbed by 20g granite boulder as energy from the sun
causes its temperature to change from 10°C to 29°C? (Specific heat capacity
of granite is 0.1 cal/gºC)
3. How much heat is released when 30 g of water at 96°C cools to 25°C? The
specific heat of water is 1 cal/g°C.
4. If a 3.1g ring is heated using 10.0 calories, its temperature rises 17.9°C.
Calculate the specific heat capacity of the ring.
5. The temperature of a sample of water increases from 20°C to 46.6°C as it

absorbs 5650 calories of heat. What is the mass of the sample? (Specific heat
of water is 1.0 cal/g °C)
6. The temperature of a sample of iron with a mass of 10.0 g changed from

50.4°C to 25.0°C with the release of 47 calories of heat. What is the specific
heat of iron?
7. A 4.50 g coin of copper absorbed 54 calories of heat. What was the final
temperature of the copper if the initial temperature was 25°C? The specific
heat of copper is 0.092 cal/g°C.
8. A 155 g sample of an unknown substance was heated from 25°C to 40°C. In

the process, the substance absorbed 569 calories of energy. What is the
specific heat of the substance?
9. What is the specific heat of an unknown substance if a 2.50 g sample releases

12 calories as its temperature changes from 25°C to 20°C?
10. A steel rod of length 1 meter at 0°C is heated to a temperature of 100°C. The coefficient
of linear expansion of steel is 1.2 x 10^-5 /°C. What is the increase in length of the rod?

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PHYS123 - PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

I. Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. NO ERASURES.

1. What is the difference between heat and temperature?

10. Which of the following statements is true about heat engines?

C. The expansion of a substance in three directions.

5. The temperature of a sample of water increases from 20°C to 46.6°C as it

6. The temperature of a sample of iron with a mass of 10.0 g changed from

8. A 155 g sample of an unknown substance was heated from 25°C to 40°C. In

9. What is the specific heat of an unknown substance if a 2.50 g sample releases

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