Q=mcΔT
1. An outdoor swimming pool contains 3,785 kg of water. If the temperature of the pool increases
from 19oC to 23oC during the day, how much heat has the pool water absorbed?
2. How many calories of energy does it take to increase the temperature of 400 grams of
water by 8 degrees Celsius?
3. A student places a mug filled with hot chocolate on the counter. After an hour, the
drink is at about room temperature. Explain what happened to the thermal energy of
the drink.
4. If equal amounts of thermal energy were added to a solid, a liquid, and a gas, the least amount of
5. The amount of heat lost by one object is equal to heat gained by another. This idea is
6. Two substances at different temperatures are placed in thermal contact. When they reach the same
7. Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are also good ________________________ of
radiation.
14. Look at the diagram of the refrigerator. Why are the cooling coils
placed near the top? What would happen if they were placed on the
bottom?
A. _____________________
B. _____________________
C. ____________________ B
19. How much kinetic energy does a 3 kg bird have flying through the air at 3.2 m/s?