Multiple Choice
11.1 Temperature and Thermal Energy
What is the preferred temperature scale used in scientific laboratories?
- celsius
- fahrenheit
- kelvin
- rankine
11.2 Heat, Specific Heat, and Heat Transfer
Which phase of water has the largest specific heat?
- solid
- liquid
- gas
What kind of heat transfer requires no medium?
- conduction
- convection
- reflection
- radiation
Which of these substances has the greatest specific heat?
- copper
- mercury
- aluminum
- wood
Give an example of heat transfer through convection.
- The energy emitted from the filament of an electric bulb
- The energy coming from the sun
- A pan on a hot burner
- Water boiling in a pot
11.3 Phase Change and Latent Heat
Which substance has the largest latent heat of fusion?
- gold
- water
- mercury
- tungsten
In which phase changes does matter undergo a transition to a more energetic state?
- freezing and vaporization
- melting and sublimation
- melting and vaporization
- melting and freezing