Physics Final Review Term 1

Physics final review term 1

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1. Which of the following is a direct cause of a substance’s temperature increase?
a. Energy is removed from the particles of the substance.
b. Kinetic energy is added to the particles of the substance.
c. The number of atoms and molecules in a substance changes.
d. The volume of the substance decreases.

2. What happens to the internal energy of an ideal gas when it is heated from 0C to 4C?
a. It increases. c. It remains constant.
b. It decreases. d. It is impossible to determine.

3. Which of the following is proportional to the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules?
a. elastic energy c. potential energy
b. temperature d. thermal equilibrium
4. Which of the following is a form of kinetic energy that occurs within a molecule when the bonds are stretched or
bent?
a. translational c. vibrational
b. rotational d. internal
5. What are the energies associated with atomic motion called?

a. kinetic energy c. bond energy
b. potential energy d. internal energy
6. Which of the following best describes the relationship between two systems in thermal equilibrium?
a. No net energy is exchanged. c. The masses are equal.
b. The volumes are equal. d. The velocity is zero.
7. As the temperature of a substance increases, its volume tends to increase due to

a. thermal equilibrium. c. thermal expansion.
b. thermal energy. d. thermal contraction.
8. What is the temperature of a system in thermal equilibrium with another system made up of water and steam at 1
atm of pressure?
a. 0°F c. 0K
b. 273 K d. 100C
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9. What is the temperature of a system in thermal equilibrium with another system made up of ice and water at 1 atm
of pressure?
a. 0°F c. 0K
b. 273 K d. 100C
10.If two small beakers of water, one at 70C and one at 80C, are emptied into a large beaker, what is the final
temperature of the water?
a. The final temperature is less than 70C.

b. The final temperature is greater than 80C.
c. The final temperature is between 70C and 80C.
d. The water temperature will fluctuate.
11. Which of the following is not a widely used temperature scale?

a. Kelvin c. Celsius
b. Fahrenheit d. Joule
12. A substance registers a temperature change from 20C to 40C. To what incremental temperature change does this
correspond?
a. 20F c. 36F
b. 40F d. 313F
13.A substance registers a temperature change from 20C to 40C. To what incremental temperature change does this
correspond?
a. 20 K c. 36 K
b. 40 K d. 313 K
14. What temperature has the same numerical value on both the Fahrenheit and the Celsius scales?
a. –40.0 c. 40.0
b. 0 d. –72.0
15. Energy transferred as heat occurs between two bodies in thermal contact when they differ in which of the
following properties?
a. mass c. density
b. specific heat d. temperature
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16. Which of the following terms describes a transfer of energy?
a. heat c. temperature
b. internal energy d. kinetic energy
17. The use of fiberglass insulation in the outer walls of a building is intended to minimize heat transfer through what
process?
a. conduction c. convection
b. radiation d. vaporization
18. How is energy transferred as heat always directed?

a. from an object at low temperature to an object at high temperature
b. from an object at high temperature to an object at low temperature
c. from an object at low kinetic energy to an object at high kinetic energy
d. from an object with higher mass to an object of lower mass
19. If energy is transferred from a table to a block of ice moving across the table, which of the following statements is
true?
a. The table and the ice are at thermal equilibrium.
b. The ice is cooler than the table.
c. The ice is no longer 0C.
d. Energy is being transferred from the ice to the table.
20. To which of the following is high temperature related?

a. low particle kinetic energy c. large volume
b. high particle kinetic energy d. zero net energy transfer
21. Energy transfer as heat between two objects depends on which of the following?
a. The difference in mass of the two objects.
b. The difference in volume of the two objects.
c. The difference in temperature of the two objects.
d. The difference in composition of the two objects.
22. Energy is transferred as heat between two objects, one with a temperature of 5C and the other with a
temperature of 20C. If two other objects are to have the same amount of energy transferred between them, what
might their temperatures be?
a. 10C and 15C c. 17C and 32C

b. 15C and 25C d. 80C and 90C
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23. Why does sandpaper get hot when it is rubbed against rusty metal?
a. Energy is transferred from the sandpaper into the metal.
b. Energy is transferred from the metal to the sandpaper.
c. Friction between the sandpaper and metal increases the temperature of both.
d. Energy is transferred from a hand to the sandpaper.
24. If there is no temperature difference between a substance and its surroundings, what has occurred on the
microscopic level?
a. Energy has been transferred from lower-energy particles to higher-energy particles.
b. Energy has been transferred from higher-energy particles to lower-energy particles.
c. No energy has been transferred between the substance and its surroundings.
d. Heat has been flowing back and forth.
25. In the presence of friction, not all of the work done on a system appears as mechanical energy. What happens to
the rest of the energy provided by work?
a. The remaining energy is stored as mechanical energy within the system.
b. The remaining energy is dissipated as sound.
c. The remaining energy causes a decrease in the internal energy of the system.
d. The remaining energy causes an increase in the internal energy of the system.
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5. What are the energies associated with atomic motion called?

7. As the temperature of a substance increases, its volume tends to increase due to

a. The final temperature is less than 70C.

11. Which of the following is not a widely used temperature scale?

18. How is energy transferred as heat always directed?

20. To which of the following is high temperature related?

a. 10C and 15C c. 17C and 32C

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