Lesson 4.3.2.2

4.3.2.2 Temperature changes in a system and specific heat capacity Quiz: AQA Physics, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. Which factor does the temperature rise of a heated system not depend on?

    • Energy input
    • Material type
    • Mass
    • Starting volume

  2. How is specific heat capacity c rearranged from the energy change equation?

    • Mass x temperature change / energy
    • Energy / (mass x temperature change)
    • Energy x mass x temperature change
    • Energy x temperature change / mass

  3. A 2 kg sample gains 5000 J and warms by 5 degrees Celsius. What is its specific heat capacity?

    • 50 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 2500 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 10000 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 500 J/kg degrees Celsius

  4. A 0.8 kg block with specific heat capacity 385 J/kg degrees Celsius gains 3080 J. What is its temperature rise?

    • 100 degrees Celsius
    • 2 degrees Celsius
    • 10 degrees Celsius
    • 3.9 degrees Celsius

  5. A 0.4 kg sample with specific heat capacity 600 J/kg degrees Celsius receives 1200 J. What is its temperature rise?

    • 720 degrees Celsius
    • 2 degrees Celsius
    • 5 degrees Celsius
    • 50 degrees Celsius

  6. A block with specific heat capacity 4200 J/kg degrees Celsius warms by 5 degrees Celsius after receiving 21000 J. What is its mass?

    • 2 kg
    • 0.5 kg
    • 1 kg
    • 10 kg

  7. A 0.25 kg lead block has specific heat capacity 130 J/kg degrees Celsius and gains 3250 J. What is its temperature rise?

    • 10 degrees Celsius
    • 13 degrees Celsius
    • 100 degrees Celsius
    • 1000 degrees Celsius

  8. A 2 kg aluminium block (specific heat capacity 900 J/kg degrees Celsius) is warmed by 20 degrees Celsius. How much energy does it gain?

    • 18000 J
    • 450 J
    • 9000 J
    • 36000 J

  9. A 2 kg mass of water (specific heat capacity 4200 J/kg degrees Celsius) is heated from 15 to 45 degrees Celsius. What energy is needed?

    • 126000 J
    • 2520000 J
    • 252000 J
    • 8400 J

  10. A heater gives 60000 J to 2 kg of oil with specific heat capacity 2000 J/kg degrees Celsius. What is the temperature rise?

    • 150 degrees Celsius
    • 30 degrees Celsius
    • 15 degrees Celsius
    • 7.5 degrees Celsius

  11. A 0.8 kg sample receives 800 J and warms by 4 degrees Celsius. What is its specific heat capacity?

    • 400 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 100 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 1600 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 250 J/kg degrees Celsius

  12. A 0.1 kg sample needs 4000 J to rise by 50 degrees Celsius. What is its specific heat capacity?

    • 400 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 8000 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 800 J/kg degrees Celsius
    • 80 J/kg degrees Celsius

  13. A 3 kg material with specific heat capacity 500 J/kg degrees Celsius receives 9000 J. How much does its temperature rise?

    • 3 degrees Celsius
    • 60 degrees Celsius
    • 27 degrees Celsius
    • 6 degrees Celsius

  14. A block with specific heat capacity 900 J/kg degrees Celsius warms by 10 degrees Celsius with 4500 J supplied. What is its mass?

    • 0.05 kg
    • 5 kg
    • 40500 kg
    • 0.5 kg

  15. What does a steeper temperature rise on a heating graph indicate about the sample?

    • More insulation
    • Higher mass
    • Greater density
    • Lower heat capacity

  16. If a sample mass doubles at constant energy input, what happens to its temperature change?

    • It stays the same
    • It halves
    • It doubles
    • It quadruples

  17. Which factor does NOT affect the temperature change of a heated substance?

    • Substance mass
    • Energy input
    • Container colour
    • Material type

  18. A 4 kg sample with specific heat capacity 1000 J/kg degrees Celsius gains 20000 J. What is its temperature rise?

    • 5 degrees Celsius
    • 80000 degrees Celsius
    • 50 degrees Celsius
    • 0.2 degrees Celsius

  19. A 1.5 kg sample of specific heat capacity 2400 J/kg degrees Celsius gains 18000 J. What is its temperature rise?

    • 15 degrees Celsius
    • 5 degrees Celsius
    • 0.05 degrees Celsius
    • 50 degrees Celsius

  20. A 2 kg sample of specific heat capacity 500 J/kg degrees Celsius is warmed by 10 degrees Celsius. What energy is gained?

    • 10000 J
    • 25000 J
    • 1000 J
    • 100 J

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