⚛️ Physics Quiz 12: Temperature, Heat, and Thermal Transfer

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⚛️ Physics · Quiz 012

Establish the distinction between temperature and heat, then connect heat transfer to temperature change, phase change, transfer mechanisms, and energy balance.

Learning goalInterpret and calculate elementary thermal-energy transfers while distinguishing heat, temperature, specific heat, latent heat, conduction, convection, and radiation.

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FoundationWhich statement best defines heat in thermodynamics?
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Distinguish an energy-transfer process from a state variable such as temperature.

UnderstandingWhich feature distinguishes thermal radiation from conduction and convection?
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Ask which transfer mechanism does not require matter between source and receiver.

ApplicationHow much heat is required to raise 0.50 kg of liquid water by 10.0 deg C if c = 4186 J/(kg K) and no phase change occurs?
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Use Q = mc Delta T. A Celsius temperature interval has the same numerical size as a kelvin interval.

InterpretationPure ice at its melting point is supplied heat at constant pressure while solid and liquid coexist. What happens during the melting interval in the ideal equilibrium picture?
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Separate sensible heating within a phase from latent heat during a phase transition.

ConnectionAn insulated container holds 0.50 kg of water at 20.0 deg C. A 0.20 kg aluminum block at 100.0 deg C is placed in the water. Use c_water = 4186 J/(kg K) and c_Al = 900 J/(kg K), with no phase change. What equilibrium temperature is closest?
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Set heat lost by aluminum equal to heat gained by water and solve for the common final temperature.

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