Exam 15: Temperature, Heat, and Expansion

The specific heat capacity is highest for substances that absorb or release large quantities of heat for correspondingly

The air in your room is composed of molecules that have

Pour a liter of water at 40°C into a liter of water at 20°C and the final temperature of the two becomes

When an iron ring is heated, the hole becomes

Room temperature on the Kelvin scale is about

When ice floats in water, a small part of it extends above the surface. Interestingly, the volume of ice that extends above the surface is equal to the volume of the

It is important that the two metals that compose a bimetallic strip have

When most substances are heated, molecules inside move faster and take up more space, resulting in thermal

One of water's interesting thermal properties is that when heated it takes a relatively

Which of the following contracts most when the temperature is decreased? Equal volumes of

Heat energy travels from an object with a high

When we enlarge a photograph of an iron ring, the image of the hole becomes

If you wish to expand the volume of a sample of water at 4°C

Before ice can form on a lake, all the water in the lake must be cooled to

If the temperature of a sample of water at 0°C is slightly increased, its volume

If the specific heat capacity of water were lower than it is, a nice hot bath would be a

The white-hot sparks from a 4th-of-July-type sparkler that strike your skin transfer

Which temperature scales have equal sized degrees?

Which of these expands when the temperature is lowered?

In which is the temperature greater?