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The coefficient of linear expansion of ordinary glass is three times that of Pyrex glass.An ordinary glass rod and a Pyrex glass rod of equal lengths at room temperature are dropped into boiling water.The change in length of the ordinary glass rod will be ___________ the change in length of the Pyrex glass rod.


A) 1/9
B) 1/3
C) equal to
D) 3 times
E) 9 times

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As the air cools at night the relative humidity usually __________.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -the maximum possible humidity


A) ​bimetallic strip
B) ​Carnot efficiency
C) ​conduction
D) ​convection
E) ​entropy
F) ​evaporation
G) ​heat
H) ​heat engine
I) ​heat mover
J) humidity
K) ​internal energy
L) radiation
M) ​saturation density
N) temperature
O) ​dew point

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The air inside a bicycle tire pump has 60 joules of work done on it as 20 joules of heat is conducted away from it.What is the change in internal energy of the air?

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A key is placed in a hot oven and warmed to 100°C.As a result


A) the hole in the key becomes smaller.
B) the key is bent into an arc.
C) the key becomes longer.
D) all of the above.

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A bimetallic strip is usable in a thermometer because of its heat capacity.

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -this is how we receive heat from the Sun


A) ​bimetallic strip
B) ​Carnot efficiency
C) ​conduction
D) ​convection
E) ​entropy
F) ​evaporation
G) ​heat
H) ​heat engine
I) ​heat mover
J) humidity
K) ​internal energy
L) radiation
M) ​saturation density
N) temperature
O) ​dew point

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​Match each item with the correct statement below. -main mechanism of heat transfer in a solid


A) ​bimetallic strip
B) ​Carnot efficiency
C) ​conduction
D) ​convection
E) ​entropy
F) ​evaporation
G) ​heat
H) ​heat engine
I) ​heat mover
J) humidity
K) ​internal energy
L) radiation
M) ​saturation density
N) temperature
O) ​dew point

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A steam turbine is an example of a heat mover.

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Two ways that the internal energy of a substance can be increased are __________ and __________.

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The warmth you feel from the Sun at the beach is an example of


A) heat conduction.
B) heat convection.
C) heat radiation.
D) thermal expansion.
E) none of the above.

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Temperature is a measure of heat.

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Which are bigger-Celsius degrees or Fahrenheit degrees?


A) Fahrenheit
B) Celsius
C) Neither-they are the same size.
D) This is a nonsensical comparison.

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Match each item with the correct statement below. -at temperatures below their boiling point,liquids gradually go into the gas phase through a process called


A) bimetallic strip
B) Carnot efficiency
C) conduction
D) convection
E) entropy
F) evaporation
G) heat
H) heat engine
I) heat mover
J) humidity
K) internal energy
L) radiation
M) saturation density
N) temperature

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What is the maximum efficiency of a heat engine operating between 293 Kelvins and 273 Kelvins,the temperatures at the surface and several hundred meters below the surface,respectively,of the ocean?

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At 96°F the saturation density of air is 0.04 kg/m3.If the weather report says the relative humidity is 90% when the temperature is 96°F,the humidity is __________.

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On the Kelvin scale the temperature is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules whose temperature is being measured.

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Match each item with the correct statement below. -depends on the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in a substance


A) bimetallic strip
B) Carnot efficiency
C) conduction
D) convection
E) entropy
F) evaporation
G) heat
H) heat engine
I) heat mover
J) humidity
K) internal energy
L) radiation
M) saturation density
N) temperature

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In a steam engine,steam at 140°C in a turbine does work on an external system,and the steam leaves the turbine at 100°C.The efficiency of the steam engine is 5%.The relevant physical principle is


A) the first law of thermodynamics.
B) the second law of thermodynamics.
C) specific heat capacity.
D) operation of a heat pump.
E) none of the above.

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Match each item with the correct statement below. -main mechanism of heat transfer in a solid


A) bimetallic strip
B) Carnot efficiency
C) conduction
D) convection
E) entropy
F) evaporation
G) heat
H) heat engine
I) heat mover
J) humidity
K) internal energy
L) radiation
M) saturation density
N) temperature

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