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SCMH 1010 EXAM 1 AUBURN UNIVERSITY
2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
If the order in one part of the system _____, then the disorder in
the rest of the system has to _____ by the same or greater
amount - correct answer -increase; increase
Entropy - correct answer -the thermodynamic quantity that
describes the degree of randomness in a system. The greater the
disorder or randomness, the higher the statistical probability of the
state and the higher the entropy
Entropy of the universe - correct answer -(the largest system
that we know of) is always increasing. Every physical process
increases the entropy of the universe.
If the entropy in one part of a system ____, the entropy in the rest
of the system have to ____ by the same amount or greater. -
correct answer -decrease; increase
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Consequences of the Thermodynamic Law - correct answer --
time has a direction
- all systems eventually break down
- the universe could wind up as a cold, dark expanse devoid of
light and life.
Ordered system - correct answer -items (cars or atoms) that are
positioned in a completely regular and predictable patter, objects
being in a perfect line.
Disordered system - correct answer -objects that are randomly
situated, with out any obvious pattern (a multi-car pile up)
Newton's First Law of Motion - correct answer -a moving object
will continue moving in a straight line at a constant speed, and a
stationary object will remain at rest, unless acted on by an
unbalanced force
Newton's Second Law of Motion - correct answer -the
acceleration produced on a body by a force is proportional to the
magnitude of the force and inversely proportional to the mass of
the object
SCMH 1010 EXAM 1 AUBURN UNIVERSITY
2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
If the order in one part of the system _____, then the disorder in
the rest of the system has to _____ by the same or greater
amount - correct answer -increase; increase
Entropy - correct answer -the thermodynamic quantity that
describes the degree of randomness in a system. The greater the
disorder or randomness, the higher the statistical probability of the
state and the higher the entropy
Entropy of the universe - correct answer -(the largest system
that we know of) is always increasing. Every physical process
increases the entropy of the universe.
If the entropy in one part of a system ____, the entropy in the rest
of the system have to ____ by the same amount or greater. -
correct answer -decrease; increase
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Consequences of the Thermodynamic Law - correct answer --
time has a direction
- all systems eventually break down
- the universe could wind up as a cold, dark expanse devoid of
light and life.
Ordered system - correct answer -items (cars or atoms) that are
positioned in a completely regular and predictable patter, objects
being in a perfect line.
Disordered system - correct answer -objects that are randomly
situated, with out any obvious pattern (a multi-car pile up)
Newton's First Law of Motion - correct answer -a moving object
will continue moving in a straight line at a constant speed, and a
stationary object will remain at rest, unless acted on by an
unbalanced force
Newton's Second Law of Motion - correct answer -the
acceleration produced on a body by a force is proportional to the
magnitude of the force and inversely proportional to the mass of
the object
