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School Physics Quiz : Sensible Heat & Specific Heat Capacity


Answer the following questions based on specific heat capacity.

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1.


Consider the graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes) given above. From the cooling curves, it is observed that the decrease in temperature of liquid A in the first 6 minutes is about _______oC.

  50

  40

  35

  55

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

The heat gained or lost by a body resulting in a change in temperature is called _______.

  latent heat

  sensible heat

  hidden heat

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

If 1056 J of heat are gained by 40 g of oil [having a specific heat capacity of 2.4 J/(g oC)], the temperature change in the oil is

  11 oC

  44 oC

   4 oC

   96 oC

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

If the temperature of a certain mass of aluminum [having a specific heat capacity of 0.8 J/(g oC)] is lowered by 10oC and the heat lost is 160 J, then the mass of the aluminum is

  20 g

  80 g

  16 g

  100 g

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

The SI unit of heat capacity is _______.

  Erg/oC

  Joule/oC

  Joule/(kg oC)

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.


Consider the graph of temperature (in oC) vs. time (in minutes) given above. From the cooling curves, it is observed that _______ cools more rapidly.

  liquid A

  liquid B

 

7.

The amount of sensible heat gained or lost by a body is the product of its heat capacity and the _______ change.

  time

  heat

  temperature

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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