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1

Two objects that have the same temperature also have the same thermal energy.
A)True
B)False
2

Two objects are said to be in thermal equilibrium if and only if they are at the same temperature.
A)True
B)False
3

Twenty Celsius degrees represents the same temperature interval as twenty kelvins.
A)True
B)False
4

Water freezes at 460° on the Rankine scale.
A)True
B)False
5

When a temperature interval is converted from Rankine degrees to kelvins, the number of Rankine degrees should be multiplied by 5/9.
A)True
B)False
6

When a specific temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is converted to the corresponding temperature in degrees Celsius, the number is multiplied by 9/5 and added to 32.
A)True
B)False
7

For a given temperature interval, the same linear expansion coefficient may be used for the same material, regardless of the choice of units for length.
A)True
B)False
8

For a solid disk with a hole in its center, the diameter of the disk and the diameter of the hole will increase in length per unit length at a rate given by its linear expansion coefficient.
A)True
B)False
9

The volume expansion coefficient for a solid is approximately equal to 3 times the linear expansion coefficient, but this does not represent a true equality.
A)True
B)False
10

The temperature at the bottom of a frozen lake of fresh water is 4°C.
A)True
B)False
11

Which of the following represents the steam point for water?
A)100°F
B)212°C
C)273 K
D)672°R
12

Which of the following represents the largest temperature interval?
A)40 F°
B)30 K
C)50 R°
D)20 C°
13

Two objects are in thermal equilibrium when they have the same
A)kinetic energy
B)temperature
C)thermal energy
D)potential energy
14

Which of the following represents the smallest specific temperature?
A)40°F
B)5°F
C)510°R
D)280 K
15

The coefficient of linear expansion will vary only with a change in
A)temperature
B)initial length
C)thermal energy
D)material
16

When a flame is held to the bulb of a mercury-in-glass thermometer, the mercury level will
A)rise
B)drop
C)drop and then rise
D)rise and then drop
17

The boiling point of oxygen is -183°C. This temperature is also
A)-329.4°F
B)162.6°R
C)456 K
D)-83.9°F
18

The linear expansion coefficient for silver is 2 x10-5/C°. A 6-in. bar of silver is heated from 0 to 100°C. The increase in length is approximately
A)0.06 in.
B)0.12 in.
C)0.012 in.
D)0.006 in.
19

The area expansion coefficient for the silver bar in Question 18 is approximately
A)1 X 10-5/F°
B)4 X 10-5/F°
C)7.2 X 10-5/F°
D)2.2 X 10-5/F°
20

The volume expansion coefficient for ethyl alcohol is 11 X 10-4/C°. What change in temperature must occur to increase the volume of 16 L of the alcohol to 17 L?
A)56.8 C°
B)1454 C°
C)53.5 C°
D)90.9 C°
21

The temperature at which the volume of an ideal gas is zero is referred to as .
22

Temperature is a measure of the per molecule, and two objects that are at the same temperature are in .
23

A metal bar 1 ft in length increases its length by 0.0006 ft when its temperature is increased by 1 C°. Under the same conditions, a 1-m length of the same material would increase its length by m.
24

The coefficient of linear expansion may be defined as the change in per unit per degree change in .
25

A device that can give an indication of its own temperature is called a(n) .
26

The temperature interval on the Kelvin scale is the same as the temperature interval; however, it is larger than the Fahrenheit interval by a factor of .
27

Two fixed points often used as standards for calibration of thermometers are the and the .
28

One hundred eighty division on the Fahrenheit scale would correspond to division on the Kelvin scale.
29

Thermal energy represents the sum of the and of all molecules present in a substance.
30

Water experiences its maximum at 4°C.







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