Specific Heat Capacity

Question 1

Metals Heat Up More Easily than ___________.

Answer 1

Concrete.

Question 2

Investigations Show that when a Substance is Heated, its Temperature Rise Depends On What?

Answer 2

• The Amount of Energy Supplied to it.
• The Mass of the Substance.
• What the Substance is.

Question 3

The Specific Heat Capacity of a Substance is the Energy Needed to _________ the Temperature of 1KG of the Substance by 1°C.

Answer 3

Raise.

Question 4

Energy Transferred (J) = _______ (KG) x Specific Heat Capacity (J/KG°C) x Temperature Change (___)

Answer 4

Mass…°C…

Question 5

Energy Transferred to the Substance _______________ the Thermal Energy Store of the Substance by an Equal Amount.

Answer 5

Increases.

Question 6

A Storage Heater Uses Electricity at Night to Heat Special Bricks or Concrete Blocks in the _________. Energy Transfer From the Bricks Keeps the Room ________. The Bricks have a High Specific Heat Capacity, so they Store Lots of _________. They Warm Up Slowly when the Heater Element is on, and Cool Down Slowly when it’s Off.

Answer 6

Heater…Warm…Energy…