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Homework exercises on Thermodynamics for a Physical Science course. Also refer to heat, temperature, thermometer, entropy, conversion, energy, WBT,  distance learning, Ron Kurtus, School for Champions  Kurtus Technologies, Copyright © Restrictions

Thermodynamics - Homework

INSTRUCTIONS: Print out a copy of this homework assignment, answer the questions correctly, and send the homework to your instructor.

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1. What is the study of thermodynamics?

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2. How do you compare heat with the ability to do work?

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3. If you double the weight of a moving vehicle how much more heat is created in stopping it as compared to before? What if you double its velocity? Why?

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4. What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?

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5. What happens to electrical energy when it goes through a light bulb?

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6. If an engine is 75% efficient in converting heat energy to mechanical energy, what happens to the other 25% of heat?

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7. If you put ice on one end of a metal rod, why does the other end get cold too?

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8. Give an example of a heat sink.

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9. If you mix two colors of paint together, why can't you unmix them?

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10. When you allow a gas to expand, what happens to its temperature? Why?

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