Thermal Energy and Heat Properties Quiz
Explore heat properties & thermodynamics with 10 questions on kinetic energy, conductors, laws, and more. Put your knowledge to the test!
#1
Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance?
Temperature
Heat
Thermal conductivity
Specific heat capacity
#2
What is the SI unit of heat energy?
#3
Which material is a poor conductor of heat?
#4
The transfer of heat energy through direct contact of particles is known as:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Absorption
#5
What happens to the volume of a gas when it is heated while keeping the pressure constant?
Decreases
Increases
Remains constant
Depends on the type of gas
#6
Which substance has the highest specific heat capacity?
#7
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed?
Zeroth law
First law
Second law
Third law
#8
Which of the following statements about thermal expansion is correct?
All substances expand equally when heated.
Only gases expand when heated.
Solids expand more than liquids when heated.
Liquids contract when heated.
#9
What is the name of the process by which a substance loses heat energy by changing from a gas to a liquid?
Condensation
Evaporation
Sublimation
Melting
#10
Which law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of any isolated system always increases?
Zeroth law
First law
Second law
Third law
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