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251. If the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is doubled, what happens to the rms speed of the molecules in the gas?
- a. it increases by a factor of square root of 2
- b. it increases by a factor of 2
- c. it increases by factor of 4
- d. none of the above
252. A function of state that is associated with disorder in the system and environment.
- a. enthalpy
- b. entropy
- c. law of diminishing return
- d. Lenz’ Law
253. No volume changes occur during this type of process
- a. Isobaric process
- b. Isomillimetric process
- c. Isocaloric process
- d. Isochoric process
254. The boiling of water into steam in an open container is an example of a/an _________ process.
- a. adiabatic
- b. isochoric
- c. isobaric
- d. zero work
255. When liquid water is converted to steam at 100˚C, the entropy of water
- a. increases
- b. decreases
- c. remains the same
- d. none of the above
256. Only energy can cross the boundaries.
- a. Closed system
- b. Open system
- c. Isolated system
- d. Isoenergetic system
257. The temperature at which the vapor pressure exactly equals one atm is called _________.
- a. boiling temperature
- b. normal boiling point
- c. triple point
- d. point of infliction
258. Mixture of liquid and steam of the same substance in which both are at saturation temperature.
- a. dry steam
- b. current steam
- c. wet steam
- d. aerosol
259. The term _________ is traditionally used to describe steam issuing from condensate receiver vents and open-ended condensate discharge lines from steam traps.
- a. dry steam
- b. wet steam
- c. phase steam
- d. flash steam
260. Defined as the ratio of weight of dry steam to the weight of stuff.
- a. dryness fraction
- b. Vaporization
- c. fusion
- d. super heated steam
261. What device measures infrared radiation below?
- a. thermocouple
- b. thermopile
- c. thermodynamic device
- d. thermos
262. When an object undergoes thermal expansion,
- a. any holes in the object expand as well
- b. any holes in the object remain the same
- c. mass increases
- d. molecular activities would cease
263. _________ is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1 F˚ from 63 ˚F to 64 ˚F.
- a. one Joule
- b. one calorie
- c. one watt
- d. one BTU
264. Boiling temperature of a material is dependent on its _________.
- a. volume
- b. power
- c. heat
- d. pressure
265. Thermos was invented by _________.
- a. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- b. Sir Fredrich the Great
- c. Thomas Edison
- d. Sir James Dewar
266. Most cooking activities involve _________ process.
- a. Isochoric
- b. Isothermal
- c. Isobaric
- d. Isovolumic
267. Adiabatic heating and Adiabatic cooling really means _________ and _________ respectively.
- a. raising the temp and lowering the temp
- b. maintaining the pressure and changing the temperature
- c. decreasing the volume and increasing the pressure
- d. lowering the temp and raising the temp
268. The statement “heat cannot by itself flow from one body into a hotter body” is governed by _________.
- a. the first law of thermodynamics
- b. the second law of thermodynamics
- c. the third law of thermodynamics
- d. the zeroth law of thermodynamics
269. It is impossible for any process to have as its sole result the transfer of heat from a cooler to a hotter body
- a. Carnot’s statement
- b. Clausius statement
- c. Rankine statement
- d. Gauss statement
270. _________ is the average distance a molecule moves before colliding with another molecule.
- a. mean free path
- b. path allowance
- c. compacting factor
- d. molecular space
271. Find the pressure due to a column of mercury 74.0 cm high.
- a. 91.80 x 10^3 N/m^2
- b. 73.56 x 10^2 N/m^2
- c. 9.86 x 10^4 N/m^2
- d. 87.2 x 10^4 N/m^2
272. Roughly what is the total weight of air in the entire earth?
- a. 1 x 10^5 tons
- b. 2 x 10^6 tons
- c. 6 x 10^15 tons
- d. 8 x 10^10 tons
273. _________ is defined as that equivalent to the pressure due to a column of mercury 76cm long.
- a. surface pressure
- b. gage pressure
- c. standard atmospheric pressure
- d. isobaric pressure
274. If any external pressure is applied to a confined fluid, the pressure will be increased at every point in the fluid by the amount of the external pressure is known as _________.
- a. Torricelli’s law
- b. Barometric law
- c. Newton’s Second law
- d. Pascal’s law
275. What type of pressure cannot be used for Boyle’s Law?
- a. Atmospheric Pressure
- b. Gauge Pressure
- c. Surface Pressure
- d. Isobaric Pressure
276. To displace a cubic foot of fresh water, you need _________ force.
- a. 62.4 lb
- b. 9.81 lb
- c. 76 lb
- d. 760 lb
277. The force per unit length across such a line in the surface is called _________.
- a. force per length
- b. surface tension
- c. Pressure
- d. Density
278. The speed at which a liquid escapes from a vessel through an orifice is given by _________.
- a. Archimedes Principle
- b. Evangelista’s Law
- c. Torricelli’s Theorem
- d. Bernoulli’s Equation
279. The process of one substance mixing with another because of molecular motion is called _________.
- a. diffusion
- b. viscosity
- c. streamline flow
- d. solution
280. When was the Ninth General Conference on Weights and Measures decided to abandon centigrade and used Celsius Instead?
- a. 1950
- b. 1936
- c. 1957
- d. 1948
281. _________ is the temperature to which the air must be cooled, at constant pressure, to produce saturation.
- a. relative humidity
- b. triple point temperature
- c. dew point
- d. critical point
282. _________ is a succession of changes that ends with the return of the body or system to its initial state.
- a. process
- b. system
- c. equilibrium
- d. cycle
283. Intensive properties of a system are called _________.
- a. Bulk Properties
- b. Innate Properties
- c. Natural Properties
- d. Inside Properties
284. In thermodynamics, a throttling process, also called a _________, is a type of isenthalpic process where a liquid or gas is cooled as it passes from a higher pressure state to a lower pressure state.
- a. Rankine Process
- b. Carnot Cycle
- c. Joule-Thomson process
- d. Refrigeration process
285. Gasoline and Diesel Engines are best described by the _________.
- a. Otto Cycle
- b. Burnign Cycle
- c. Shikki Cycle
- d. Shapa R’ Elli Cycle
286. Twenty grams of ice at 0˚C melts to water at 0˚C. How much does the entropy of the 20g change in this process?
- a. 30.5 J/K
- b. 24.6 J/K
- c. 21.3 J/K
- d. 15.7 J/K
287. The first law of thermodynamics is based on which of the following principles?
- a. conservation of mass
- b. the enthalpy-entropy relationship
- c. action – reaction
- d. conservation of energy
288. If a system absorbs 500 cal of heat at the same time does 400J of work, find the change in internal energy of the system.
- a. 1400 J
- b. 1700 J
- c. 1900 J
- d. 1500 J
289. A gas is enclosed in a cylinder with a weighted piston as the top boundary. The gas is heated and expands from a volume of 0.04 m3 to 0.10 m3 at a constant pressure of 200 kPa. Find the work done on the system.
- a. 5 kJ
- b. 15 kJ
- c. 10 kJ
- d. 12 kJ
290. A simple steam engine receives steam from the boiler at 180˚C and exhausts directly into the air at 100˚C. What is the upper limit of its efficiency?
- a. 11.28 %
- b. 36.77 %
- c. 20.36 %
- d. 17.66 %
291. Heat which causes a change in temperature of a substance.
- a. Latent heat
- b. Sensible heat
- c. Specific heat
- d. Heat of Fusion
292. Who coined the term latent heat?
- a. John Thompson
- b. Studey Baker
- c. Joe di Maggio
- d. Joseph Black
293. Which of the following cannot be measured by a thermometer?
- a. Latent Heat
- b. Sensible Heat
- c. Specific Heat
- d. Heat of Fusion
294. It is generally accepted as a law of nature that although one may closely approach 0 Kelvin it is impossible actually to reach it.
- a. First Law of thermodynamics
- b. Second Law of thermodynamics
- c. Third Law of thermodynamics
- d. Zeroth Law of thermodynamics
295. One calorie is equal to _________.
- a. 1/180 W.h
- b. 1/860 W.h
- c. 1/360 W.h
- d. 1/250 W.h
296. A _________ is a reversible process in which there is transfer of heat and takes place according to the relation pVn = C where n is any constant.
- a. Polytropic process
- b. Entropy
- c. Ideal Gas Law
- d. Carnot Cycle
297. The flow through an open system is _________ if all properties at each point within the system remain constant with respect to time.
- a. streamline flow
- b. steady flow
- c. constant flow
- d. algebraic flow
298. The most efficient cycle that can operate between two constant temperature reservoir is the _________.
- a. Otto Cycle
- b. Lazare Cycle
- c. Isothermal Cycle
- d. Carnot Cycle
299. The flow energy of 150 L of a fluid passing a boundary to a system is 110 kJ. Determine the pressure at this point
- a. 733.33 kPa
- b. 833.33 kPa
- c. 933.33 kPa
- d. 633.33 kPa
300. Who is the father of thermodynamics?
- a. Lazare Carnot
- b. Sadi Carnot
- c. William Thompson
- d. Rudolf Classius
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