Ramsay Test Thermodynamics 2

Question 1

What is the first law of thermodynamics fundamentally a statement of?

Accepted Answer

Conservation of energy

Answer

Increasing entropy

Answer

Heat always flows to cold

Answer

Absolute zero is unreachable

Question 2

Heat transfer through direct physical contact between materials is called what?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Answer

Radiation

Answer

Advection

Question 3

On the Celsius scale, at what temperature does water boil at standard atmospheric pressure?

Accepted Answer

100 degrees

Answer

212 degrees

Answer

0 degrees

Answer

373 degrees

Question 4

What happens to the boiling point of a liquid as pressure increases?

Accepted Answer

It rises

Answer

It falls

Answer

It stays constant

Answer

It becomes undefined

Question 5

Which heat transfer mode requires no medium and can occur through a vacuum?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Answer

Diffusion

Question 6

What is the term for the energy required to change a substance from solid to liquid without a temperature change?

Accepted Answer

Latent heat of fusion

Answer

Specific heat

Answer

Sensible heat

Answer

Heat capacity

Question 7

A material with high thermal conductivity will do what compared to a low-conductivity material?

Accepted Answer

Transfer heat faster

Answer

Insulate better

Answer

Store more heat

Answer

Resist temperature change