Quiz 9

If you want to cook eggs by boiling them while in the mountains, then compared to sea-level cooking, you should

boil the eggs for a longer time.

Wrapping a hot potato in aluminum foil significantly reduces the rate at which it cools by

evaporation.

Between 0 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius a red-dyed-water-in-glass thermometer would

give ambiguous readings.

Which of the following expands most when the temperature is increased? Equal volumes of

helium

Which of the following contracts when the temperature is increased? Equal volumes of

ice water

Which of the following normally warms up fastest when heat is applied?

iron

Suppose you are served coffee at a restaurant before you are ready to drink it. In order for it to be the hottest when you are ready for it, you should add cream

right away.

It is commonly thought that a can of beverage will cool faster in the coldest part of a refrigerator. Knowledge of Newton's law of cooling

supports this common knowledge.

Waves emitted by the sun and terrestrial wave emissions are

the same except for their frequencies and wavelengths.

When water vapor condenses on the inside of a window, the room becomes slightly

warmer