Specific heat capacity (Edexcel GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What does specific heat capacity measure?
What does specific heat capacity measure?
How well a substance stores heat
Specific heat capacity is the energy needed to raise the temperature of what mass by 1°C?
Specific heat capacity is the energy needed to raise the temperature of what mass by 1°C?
1 kg
Which formula correctly shows change in thermal energy?
Which formula correctly shows change in thermal energy?
What is the unit for change in thermal energy ()?
What is the unit for change in thermal energy ()?
Joules (J)
What is the unit for specific heat capacity?
What is the unit for specific heat capacity?
Which formula correctly calculates specific heat capacity (c)?
Which formula correctly calculates specific heat capacity (c)?
Calculate energy needed to raise 2 kg of water by 5°C if its specific heat capacity is 4200 .
Calculate energy needed to raise 2 kg of water by 5°C if its specific heat capacity is 4200 .
42000 J
What does heating a substance increase?
What does heating a substance increase?
Internal energy
In kinetic theory, what does temperature measure?
In kinetic theory, what does temperature measure?
Average internal energy of particles
What happens to materials that require lots of energy to heat up when they cool down?
What happens to materials that require lots of energy to heat up when they cool down?
They release lots of energy
When finding specific heat capacity experimentally, what should the joule meter read at the start?
When finding specific heat capacity experimentally, what should the joule meter read at the start?
Zero
How many times should the experiment be repeated to find average specific heat capacity?
How many times should the experiment be repeated to find average specific heat capacity?
3 times