BIOS 252 MODULE 3 QUIZ: HEAT THERMODYNAMICS
1. Between water and sand, which takes longer to warm in sunlight and longer to
cool at night?
@ Sand heats and cools faster than water.
a. Water
b. Sand
c. They cool and heat at the same rate
2. Why would sand heat and cool faster than water?
@. Sand has a lower specific heat capacity than water.
a. Water has a higher specific heat capacity than sand.
b. Water has a lower specific heat capacity than sand.
c. Sand has a higher specific heat capacity than water.
d. Sand has a lower specific heat capacity than water.
3. Consider heating a beaker of water. If you want to add 5 calories of heat to 1
gram of water, how will the temperature change?
@ Heat calories are proportional to the temperature. So, if you add 5 calories of
heat to 1 gram of water, you’ll raise the temperature of the glass by 5◦C.
a. It will increase to 5◦C.
b. It will decrease to 5◦C.
c. It will increase to 1◦C.
1. Between water and sand, which takes longer to warm in sunlight and longer to
cool at night?
@ Sand heats and cools faster than water.
a. Water
b. Sand
c. They cool and heat at the same rate
2. Why would sand heat and cool faster than water?
@. Sand has a lower specific heat capacity than water.
a. Water has a higher specific heat capacity than sand.
b. Water has a lower specific heat capacity than sand.
c. Sand has a higher specific heat capacity than water.
d. Sand has a lower specific heat capacity than water.
3. Consider heating a beaker of water. If you want to add 5 calories of heat to 1
gram of water, how will the temperature change?
@ Heat calories are proportional to the temperature. So, if you add 5 calories of
heat to 1 gram of water, you’ll raise the temperature of the glass by 5◦C.
a. It will increase to 5◦C.
b. It will decrease to 5◦C.
c. It will increase to 1◦C.