Exam 4: Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Why Is It Easier to Make an Omelet From an Egg Than to Make an Egg From an Omelet

The melting and boiling temperatures of what pure substance are used as standards in the main scales of temperature?

In which situation below does conduction take place?

The phrase "heat death of the universe" refers to

In the summer, the shimmering of a hot road surface is caused by

What two theories (based in the entropy concept of the second law of thermodynamics) explain in part the effects of human aging?

How is thermal conductivity important to the comfort of living in either an igloo or a brick house?

Why does a piece of metal at room temperature feel colder than a piece of wood at the same temperature?

Describe the effect of entropy on dissolving salt, sugar, or any similar substance in water.

Under what circumstances is a high-temperature area at 700 K considered to be low-temperature reservoir.

On a cold winter night, what would be the best source of radiant energy?

Radiation is heat transfer by

Why is convection a more efficient way to transfer heat versus conduction?

Some creationists contend that the development of life through gradual evolution is inconsistent with the second law of thermodynamics. Explain how their reasoning is faulty.

In a convection heat transfer situation, why does the heated fluid (air, water, etc.) rise in the convection cell?

What was the Greek engineer Rudolf Clausius' rational for naming entropy?

Calculate the efficiency of a coal-fired generating plant if the high-temperature steam is 800 K and the low-temperature reservoir is 500 K.

Which of these represents the coldest temperature?

Which of these things is in the highest entropy state?

Contrast the high-temperature reservoir and the low-temperature reservoir in a combustion engine.

What is the dominant form of energy transfer within the solid earth, within the oceans, and within the atmosphere?