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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.

If 83680 J of heat are required to raise the temperature of 4 kg of water by 5oC, then the specific heat capacity of water in J/(kg oC) is

  4184

  16736

  20920

  8368

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.


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 B

  liquid A

 

3.

Heat capacity = Specific heat capacity x _______.

  Mass

  Weight

  Volume

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4.

During the day, the sea gets heated more quickly than the land because the specific heat capacity of the land is less than that of the sea.

  True

  False

 

5.

If 1680 J of heat are gained by 50 g of oil [having a specific heat capacity of 2.4 J/(g oC)], the temperature change in the oil is

   120 oC

   5 oC

  70 oC

  14 oC

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

Given that the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J/(g oC), the heat capacity of 50 g of water in J/oC is

  200

  210

  420

  105

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

The SI unit of specific heat capacity is _______.

  Erg/oC

  Joule/oC

  Joule/(kg oC)

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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