Reading Quiz 3

The air in your room is composed of molecules that have A. a wide variety of speeds B. nearly identical speeds C. no speeds worth mentioning

A. a wide variety of speeds

Morning dew on the grass is a result of A. slow-moving water molecules sticking to one another B. evaporation of water C. air pressure on water vapor D. the open-structured form of water crystals

A. slow-moving water molecules sticking to one another

A good heat conductor is A. a good insulator B. a poor insulator C. neither of these

B. a poor insulator

The specific heat capacity is highest for substances that absorb or release large quantities of heat for correspondingly A. liquids B. fluids C. gases D. solids E. none of the above

B. fluids

When you touch a hot potato with your finger, energy flows A. from your finger to the potato B. from the potato to your finger C. actually, both ways

B. from the potato to your finger

A substance that heats up relatively slowly has a A. low specific heat capacity B. high specific heat capacity C. either of these D. neither of these

B. high specific heat capacity

The specific heat capacity is highest for substances that absorb or release large quantities of heat for correspondingly A. small or large changes in temperature B. small temperature changes C. large temperature changes D. none of the above

B. small temperature changes

The molecules in a room-temperature glass of water jostle around at A. a very small range of speeds B. much the same rates of speed C. a great variety of speeds

C. a great variety of speeds

The quantity of heat that a substance can transfer relates to its A. specific heat capacity B. change in its temperature C. mass D. all of the above

D. all of the above

White-hot sparks from a 4th-of-July-type sparkler that strike your skin have relatively A. high temperatures B. low transfer of energy C. few molecules per spark D. all of the above E. none of the above

D. all of the above