A Trivia Quiz On Temperature And Thermal Energy?
Things are heating up in this quiz, as we take a look at the topics of temperature, which you know all about when you check the thermostat or have to use a thermometer, as well as thermal energy – the energy produced by heat. What do you know about the two? Take the quiz and we’ll find out!
- 1.
The lowest temperature possible in nature is
- A.
0 degrees C
- B.
-273 degrees C
- C.
4 K
Correct Answer
B. -273 degrees C -
- 2.
A volume of air has a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius. An equal volume of air that is twice as hot has a temperature of
- A.
0 degrees C
- B.
64 degrees C
- C.
100 degrees C
- D.
None of the above choices are correct
Correct Answer
D. None of the above choices are correct -
- 3.
To wholly convert a given amount of heat energy into mechanical energy is
- A.
Possible using a steam engine
- B.
Possible using an atomic reactor
- C.
Possible using a simple machine
- D.
Impossible regardless of the technique used
Correct Answer
D. Impossible regardless of the technique used -
- 4.
To totally convert a given amount of mechanical energy into heat is
- A.
Possible
- B.
Impossible
- C.
Impossible to answer without additional information
Correct Answer
A. Possible -
- 5.
The greater the difference in temperature between the input reservoir and the output reservoir for a heat engine, the
- A.
Greater the efficiency
- B.
Less the efficiency
- C.
Neither efficiency of a heat engine doesn't depend on temperature difference
Correct Answer
C. Neither efficiency of a heat engine doesn't depend on temperature difference -
- 6.
The first law of thermodynamics is a restatement of the
- A.
Principle of entropy
- B.
Law of heat addition
- C.
Carnot cycle
- D.
Conservation of energy
- E.
None of these
Correct Answer
D. Conservation of energy -
- 7.
Chinook winds tend to
- A.
Warm an environment
- B.
Cool an environment
- C.
Cool deserts at night
- D.
Warm deserts at sunrise
Correct Answer
A. Warm an environment -
- 8.
- A.
Less entropy
- B.
More entropy
- C.
No entropy
Correct Answer
C. No entropy -
- 9.
A temperature inversion occurs when the upper layers of air are
- A.
Warmer than the lower regions of air
- B.
Cooler than the lower regions of air
- C.
At the same temperature as lower regions of air
Correct Answer
A. Warmer than the lower regions of air -
- 10.
Entropy measures
- A.
Temperature at constant pressure
- B.
Temperature at constant volume
- C.
Temperature as pressure increases
- D.
Temperature as volume increases
- E.
Messiness
Correct Answer
E. Messiness -
- 11.
Entropy is closely related to the
- A.
1st law of thermodynamics
- B.
2nd law of thermodynamics
- C.
Both of these
- D.
Neither of these
Correct Answer
B. 2nd law of thermodynamics -
- 12.
Blow on your hand with your open mouth and you feel the warmth of your breath. Pucker your lips so your breath expands as you blow and your breath is
- A.
Warmer still
- B.
Cooler
- C.
Neither warmer nor cooler
Correct Answer
B. Cooler -
- 13.
The earth's atmosphere gets most of its heat
- A.
Near the surface of the Earth
- B.
At high altitudes closer to the sun
- C.
From the Earth's core
Correct Answer
A. Near the surface of the Earth -
- 14.
Industrialization on Earth eventually heats our surroundings to temperatures that are higher than usual. Industrialization in space habitats using exclusively solar power eventually will thermally pollute the solar
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
Cannot be determined without additional information
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 15.
Adiabatic processes occur
- A.
Only in the atmosphere
- B.
Only in the oceans
- C.
Only in the earth's mantle
- D.
In both the atmosphere and the oceans
- E.
In the atmosphere, oceans and the earth's mantle
Correct Answer
E. In the atmosphere, oceans and the earth's mantle -
- 16.
When an ideal gas is subjected to an adiabatic process
- A.
No work is done on the gas
- B.
The temperature of the gas does not change
- C.
The internal energy of the gas does not change
- D.
Choices A, B, and C are all true
- E.
None of the above choices are true
Correct Answer
E. None of the above choices are true -
- 17.
During an adiabatic compression of an ideal gas
- A.
The internal energy of the gas remains constant
- B.
The temperature of the gas does not change
- C.
No heat is supplied to or removed from the gas
- D.
No work is done on the gas
- E.
None of the above choices are true
Correct Answer
C. No heat is supplied to or removed from the gas -
- 18.
A process which takes place at constant temperature is
- A.
An adiabatic process
- B.
An isothermal process
- C.
Impossible
Correct Answer
B. An isothermal process -
- 19.
A quantity of water has more entropy when it is
- A.
Frozen ice
- B.
Boiling
- C.
At room temperature
Correct Answer
B. Boiling -
- 20.
Entropy can be
- A.
Created but not destroyed
- B.
Neither created nor destroyed
- C.
Sometimes destroyed but never created
Correct Answer
A. Created but not destroyed -
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