Specific Heat Capacity
Physics ⇒ Heat and Thermodynamics
Specific Heat Capacity starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how you would experimentally determine the specific heat capacity of a metal block.
Describe one practical application of specific heat capacity in everyday life.
Explain why land heats up and cools down faster than the sea.
Explain why metals generally have lower specific heat capacities than non-metals like water.
Explain why water is used as a coolant in car radiators.
State the relationship between heat energy, mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature change.
What is the definition of specific heat capacity?
Which property of a substance determines how much its temperature will rise when a certain amount of heat is supplied?
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the specific heat capacity of a substance?
(1) Mass
(2) Nature of the substance
(3) Temperature
(4) Pressure
Which of the following has the highest specific heat capacity?
(1) Water
(2) Iron
(3) Copper
(4) Lead
Which of the following is NOT a unit of specific heat capacity?
(1) J/kg·K
(2) cal/g·°C
(3) J/g·K
(4) kg/J·K
Which of the following statements is correct?
(1) Specific heat capacity is the same for all substances.
(2) Specific heat capacity varies from substance to substance.
(3) Specific heat capacity depends on the amount of substance.
(4) Specific heat capacity is measured in Joules.
Fill in the blank: The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance depends on its mass, temperature change, and _______.
Fill in the blank: The higher the specific heat capacity of a substance, the _______ heat it can store for a given temperature rise.
Fill in the blank: The specific heat capacity of a substance is usually measured at constant _______.
If two substances of equal mass are supplied with the same amount of heat, the one with the lower specific heat capacity will experience a _______ temperature rise.
True or False: The specific heat capacity of a substance changes with temperature.
True or False: The specific heat capacity of a substance depends on its mass.
True or False: The specific heat capacity of a substance is a physical property.
True or False: The specific heat capacity of a substance is always greater in the solid state than in the liquid state.
