Description : A stress which develops within an object when it attempts to expand or contract in response to a temperature changes, but cannot, due to being held rigidly in place. a. elongation b. thermal stress c. expansion contraction d. thermal expansion
Last Answer : thermal stress
Description : The gas in a constant gas thermometer cooled to absolute zero would have _________. a. no volume b. no pressure c. zero temperature at all scales d. none of the above
Last Answer : no pressure
Description : The heat Q per unit mass per degree change in temperature that must be supplied or removed to change the temperature of a substance. a. Specific Heat Capacity b. Latent Heat c. Heat of Transformation d. Internal Heat
Last Answer : Specific Heat Capacity
Description : The ______ of a substance is the amount of heat that must be added or removed from a unit mass of the substance to change its temperature by one degree. A. Latent heat of fusion B. Molar heat C. Specific heat capacity D. Specific heat
Last Answer : Specific heat capacity
Description : _________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy per molecule in a substance. a. movement b. temperature c. heat d. mass
Last Answer : temperature
Description : _________ is the temperature to which the air must be cooled, at constant pressure, to produce saturation. a. relative humidity b. triple point temperature c. dew point d. critical point
Last Answer : dew point
Description : What gas thermometer is based on the principle that at low pressure, the temperature of a gas is proportional to its pressure at constant volume? A. Constant-pressure gas thermometer B. Isobaric gas thermometer C. Isometric gas thermometer D. Constant-volume gas thermometer
Last Answer : Constant-volume gas thermometer
Description : The temperatures of the ideal gas temperature scale are measured by using a ______. A. Constant-volume gas thermometer B. Constant-mass gas thermometer C. Constant-temperature gas thermometer D. Constant-pressure gas thermometer
Description : _________ is the energy stored within a body or substance by virtue of the activity and configuration of its molecules. a. Internal Energy b. External Energy c. Kinetic Energy d. Potential Energy
Last Answer : Internal Energy
Description : The process of one substance mixing with another because of molecular motion is called _________. a. diffusion b. viscosity c. streamline flow d. solution
Last Answer : diffusion
Description : _________ is the transition of a given substance from the solid to the gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage. a. Convection b. Conduction c. Radiation d. Sublimation
Last Answer : Sublimation
Description : _________ is the grand total of all energies inside a substance. a. Internal Energy b. Grand Energy c. Atomic Energy d. Elemental Energy
Description : Heat which causes a change in temperature of a substance. a. Latent heat b. Sensible heat c. Specific heat d. Heat of Fusion
Last Answer : Sensible heat
Description : The change in physical size of a substance when its temperature changes. a. intensive property b. extensive property c. volume expansion d. thermal expansion
Last Answer : thermal expansion
Description : If heat be exchanged in a reversible manner, which of the following property of the working substance will change accordingly (a) temperature (b) enthalpy (c) internal energy (d) entropy (e) all of the above.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : When an object undergoes thermal expansion, a. any holes in the object expand as well b. any holes in the object remain the same c. mass increases d. molecular activities would cease
Last Answer : any holes in the object expand as well
Description : If a gas vapour is allowed to expand through a very minute aperture, then such a process is known as (a) free expansion (b) hyperbolic expansion (c) adiabatic expansion (d) parabolic expansion (e) throttling.
Last Answer : Answer : e
Description : Give a reading as the length of some liquid column: water, alcohol, etc. a. Banometer b. Nanometer c. Thermometer d. Manometer
Last Answer : Manometer
Description : A _______ is used to measure atmospheric pressure. a. Thermometer b. Barometer c. Manometer d. None of the above
Last Answer : Barometer
Description : Instrument used to measure the absolute pressure of the atmosphere a. galvanometer b. thermometer c. barometer d. pressure gages
Last Answer : barometer
Description : Which of the following cannot be measured by a thermometer? a. Latent Heat b. Sensible Heat c. Specific Heat d. Heat of Fusion
Last Answer : Latent Heat
Description : The amount of heat energy per kilogram that must be added or removed when a substance changes from one phase to another. a. specific heat b. heat of expansion c. latent heat d. useful heat
Last Answer : latent heat
Description : In order that a cycle be reversible, following must be satisfied (a) free expansion or friction resisted expansion/compression process should not be encountered (b) when heat is being absorbed, temperature of hot ... sub-stance should be same (d) all of the above (e) none of the above.
Description : The most efficient cycle that can operate between two constant temperature reservoir is the _________. a. Otto Cycle b. Lazare Cycle c. Isothermal Cycle d. Carnot Cycle
Last Answer : Carnot Cycle
Description : Adiabatic heating and Adiabatic cooling really means _________ and _________ respectively. a. raising the temp and lowering the temp b. maintaining the pressure and changing the temperature c. decreasing the volume and increasing the pressure d. lowering the temp and raising the temp
Last Answer : raising the temp and lowering the temp
Description : Boiling temperature of a material is dependent on its _________. a. volume b. power c. heat d. pressure
Last Answer : pressure
Description : _________ is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1 F˚ from 63 ˚F to 64 ˚F. a. one Joule b. one calorie c. one watt d. one BTU
Last Answer : one BTU
Description : The temperature at which the vapor pressure exactly equals one atm is called _________. a. boiling temperature b. normal boiling point c. triple point d. point of infliction
Last Answer : normal boiling point
Description : The volume of a given amount of water _________ as the temperature decreases from 4˚C to 0˚C. a. decreases b. increases c. remains constant d. none of the above
Last Answer : increases
Description : _________ the very small KE still present in molecules at absolute zero temperature. a. internal KE b. Atomic kinetic energy c. Zero-Point Energy d. Subliminal Energy
Last Answer : Zero-Point Energy
Description : Vapor pressure depends only on _________. a. pressure b. force c. volume d. temperature
Description : A _________ is a quantity whose value depends on the path followed during a particular change in state. a. path function b. point function c. process d. cycle
Last Answer : path function
Description : What is the entropy of a pure substance at a temperature of absolute zero? a. unity b. zero c. infinity d. undefined
Last Answer : zero
Description : Amount of heat needed to rate the temperature of a substance by 1°C a. Heat Exchange b. Heat Engine c. Specific Heat d. None of the above
Last Answer : Specific Heat
Description : Mixture of liquid and steam of the same substance in which both are at saturation temperature. a. dry steam b. current steam c. wet steam d. aerosol
Last Answer : wet steam
Description : When a solid melts, a. the temperature of the substance increases. b. the temperature of the substance decreases. c. heat leaves the substance. d. heat enters the substance.
Last Answer : heat enters the substance.
Description : A plot of pressure vs. temperature for a given substance showing the various phases possible for that particular substance. a. Phase diagram b. P-T diagram c. Wein Diagram d. Histogram
Last Answer : Phase diagram
Description : What states that the entropy of a pure crystalline substance at absolute zero temperature is zero? A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Third law of thermodynamics
Description : What is constant for a substance that is considered “incompressible”? A. Specific volume of density B. Pressure C. Temperature D. All of the above
Last Answer : Specific volume of density
Description : What is defined as the energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree? A. Latent heat of fusion B. Molar heat C. Specific heat capacity D. Specific heat
Last Answer : Specific heat
Description : The “equation of state” refers to any equation that relates the ______ of the substance. A. Pressure and temperature B. Pressure, temperature and specific weight C. Temperature and specific weight D. Pressure, temperature and specific volume
Last Answer : Pressure, temperature and specific volume
Description : What refers to the pressure at which a pure substance changes phase at a given temperature? A. Equilibrium pressure B. Saturation pressure C. Superheated pressure D. Subcooled pressure
Last Answer : Saturation pressure
Description : What refers to the temperature at which a pure substance changes phase at a given pressure? A. Equilibrium temperature B. Saturation temperature C. Superheated temperature D. Subcooled temperature
Last Answer : Saturation temperature
Description : A process, in which the temperature of the working substance remains constant during its expansion or compression, is called A. isothermal process B. hyperbolic process C. adiabatic process D. polytropic process
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Carnot cycle efficiency depends upon (a) properties of the medium/substance used (b) condition of engine (c) working condition (d) temperature range of operation (e) effectiveness of insulating material around the engine.
Description : For a thermodynamic process to be reversible, the temperature difference between hot body and working substance should be (a) zero (b) minimum (d) maximum (d) infinity (e) there is no such criterion.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : Entropy is the measure of: a. The internal energy of a gas b. The heat capacity of a substance c. Randomness or disorder d. The change of enthalpy of a system
Last Answer : Randomness or disorder
Description : _________ is the unit of pressure and stress. a) Newton b) Pascal c) Hertz d) Joule
Last Answer : Pascal
Description : The flow through an open system is _________ if all properties at each point within the system remain constant with respect to time. a. streamline flow b. steady flow c. constant flow d. algebraic flow
Last Answer : steady flow
Description : One calorie is equal to _________. a. 1/180 W.h b. 1/860 W.h c. 1/360 W.h d. 1/250 W.h
Last Answer : 1/860 W.h