Thermodynamics
What happens when a metal rod at a high temperature is brought into contact with another at lower temperature?
Both rods eventually reach room temperature regardless of initial temperatures.
No heat transfer occurs since metals are conductors, not insulators.
Heat transfers from the hotter rod to the cooler one until thermal equilibrium is reached.
Radiation causes both rods to lose heat until they are equally cold.
Which statement best describes the zeroth law of thermodynamics?
When a gas expands without adding heat, its temperature decreases.
If two systems are each in thermal equilibrium with a third system, they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will increase over time.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
When analyzing a Carnot engine operating between two reservoirs with a significant difference in their temperatures, what aspect primarily dictates its efficiency?
The type of working substance used in the engine cycle.
The absolute temperatures of the hot and cold reservoirs.
The volume ratio between expansion and compression phases.
The pressure differences experienced during operation phases.
What is the equation that defines the efficiency () of a heat engine in terms of the heat absorbed () and the work done () by the engine?
If an ideal gas expands isothermally, how does the internal energy of the gas change?
The internal energy remains constant.
The internal energy decreases as heat is added to the system.
The internal energy increases due to heat being converted into work.
The internal energy increases due to work done on the surroundings.
Which quantity measures the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?
Heat capacity
Temperature
Entropy
Enthalpy
When assessing thermal conductivity models, why might experimental data from nanoscale materials deviate significantly from predictions based on bulk material properties?
The mean free path of electrons/phonons may differ vastly due to size quantization effects, leading to altered transport properties.
Heat transfer via radiation dominates over conduction at nanoscales, making bulk models less relevant.
The effect of cohesive energy density becomes more prominent at small scales, affecting conduction mechanisms.
Axial gradients and physical dimensions play more significant roles than predicted by homogeneous material models.

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How does adding more moles of an ideal gas into a sealed container with fixed volume impact external pressure applied onto it assuming there's no change in temperature?
More moles create higher external pressures through additional intermolecular forces;
Reduction total numbers particles lowers overall exerted forces so lessens outside imposing pressures
Incorrect adding more moles increases external pressure due increased collisions against walls;
External pressure doesn’t change because it’s independent from number moles inside container.
According to Newton's first law of motion, what will happen to an object if no net force acts on it?
It will come to rest eventually.
It will accelerate uniformly.
It will move in a circular path.
It will maintain its state of motion.
In a heat pump that operates on a reversible cycle, what impacts the coefficient of performance (COP) the most during winter months?
The specific heat capacity of the refrigerant used within the system.
The temperature difference between the inside and outside environments.
The insulation quality of the building being heated.
Efficiency of electrical energy conversion into mechanical work.