Physics MCQs

Physics

Thermodynamic


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#65

Joule showed that mechanical work can

A) create matter

B) be converted into heat quantitatively

C) not produce heat

D) violate energy conservation

Answer:   B
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#66

Joule's paddle-wheel experiment measured

A) R

B) J (Joule per calorie)

C) Cp

D) Cv

Answer:   B
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#67

Mechanical equivalent of heat J connects

A) Q (cal) to W (J)

B) mass to energy

C) entropy to temperature

D) pressure to volume

Answer:   A
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#68

1 cal of heat is equivalent to about

A) 4.2 J of work

B) 1 J of work

C) 42 J of work

D) 0.24 J of work

Answer:   A
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#69

If 6000 J of mechanical work is fully converted to heat, the heat in calories is about

A) 1430 cal

B) 6000 cal

C) 250 cal

D) 24,000 cal

Answer:   A
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#70

Numerical: Stirring 0.5 kg water (c=4200) raises its temperature by 2 K only by work. Required work˜

A) 4.2 kJ

B) 8.4 kJ

C) 2.1 kJ

D) 0.42 kJ

Answer:   B
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#71

Numerical: 200 cal corresponds approximately to

A) 84 J

B) 838 J

C) 4.2 kJ

D) 0.2 J

Answer:   B
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#72

Thermodynamics is the study of

A) chemical bonds only

B) heat, work, and the macroscopic states of systems

C) nuclear forces

D) optics

Answer:   B
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