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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 the temperature of 50 g of copper [having a specific heat capacity of 0.4 J/(g oC)] is lowered by 8oC, then the heat lost by the copper is

  20 J

  3.2 J

  400 J

  160 J

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

If 270 J of heat are required to increase the temperature of a body by 30oC, then its heat capacity in J/oC is

  3

  9

  8100

  300

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.


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

 

4.

Sea breezes occur at night.

  True

  False

 

5.

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

  100 g

  80 g

  16 g

  20 g

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

Heat capacity = Specific heat capacity x _______.

  Weight

  Mass

  Volume

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

Given that the specific heat capacity of water is 4.2 J/(g oC), the heat capacity of 90 g of water in J/oC is

  360

  378

  189

  756

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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