Specific heat capacity (Edexcel GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What does specific heat capacity measure?
What does specific heat capacity measure?
How well a substance stores heat
Energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by how many degrees?
Energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by how many degrees?
1°C
What is the formula for change in thermal energy?
What is the formula for change in thermal energy?
What are the units of specific heat capacity?
What are the units of specific heat capacity?
What are the units of (change in thermal energy)?
What are the units of (change in thermal energy)?
Joules (J)
What is the rearranged formula to find ?
What is the rearranged formula to find ?
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
Materials needing lots of energy to heat up also do what when cooling?
Materials needing lots of energy to heat up also do what when cooling?
Release lots of energy
What should the joule meter read at the start of the experiment?
What should the joule meter read at the start of the experiment?
Zero
How many times should the experiment be repeated?
How many times should the experiment be repeated?
3 times
If J, kg, °C, what is ?
If J, kg, °C, what is ?
