Principles of Temperature

Question 1

A measure of total kinetic energy present in a substance is known as___.

Answer 1

Heat

Question 2

___ can be used to tell how hot or cold a substance is.

Answer 2

Temperature

Question 3

____ is the scale most commonly used to measure temperature in the United States.

Answer 3

Fahrenheit

Question 4

When a substance has no internal kinetic energy, it has a temperature of ___.

Answer 4

Absolute

Question 5

Air temperature inside a plant reads 50°C. What is the temperature on the Fahrenheit scale?

Answer 5

122°F

Question 6

Heat transfer that occurs without physical contact between two objects and that does not require fluid flow is known as___.

Answer 6

Radiation

Question 7

Heat transfer by convection requires fluid flow from ___to ___.

Answer 7

Heat source, heat sink

Question 8

At what temperature does water boil on the Rankin scale?

Answer 8

672 R

Question 9

212°F is equal to ____on the Celsius scale.

Answer 9

100°C

Question 10

The molecules in a hotter substance have_ __ then those in a cold or substance.

Answer 10

More kinetic energy

Question 11

The sun heating the earth is an example of___.

Answer 11

Radiation

Question 12

Which of the following is an absolute temperature scale?

– Celsius
– Rankine
– Fahrenheit
– centigrade

Answer 12

Rankine

Question 13

____ is the transfer of heat by the movement of fluid.

Answer 13

Convection

Question 14

When a substance has no internal kinetic energy, it has a temperature of___.

Answer 14

Absolute zero

Question 15

Increments in the ___scale are the same magnitude as the degrees in the___ scale.

Answer 15

Kelvin, Celsius

Question 16

___ Can be used to tell how hot or cold of substance is.

Answer 16

Temperature

Question 17

373K is equal to___ on the Celsius scale.

Answer 17

100°C