Physics 1215 Reading Questions
Ungraded Reading Assignment 1

Chapter 13.0 - 13.16

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Answer the Reading Questions below. Please answer each question.

1. If two objects are in thermal equilibrium, what physical characteristic is the same for both objects?

2. What is the difference between heat, heat transfer, and temperature?

3. The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded in the United States are 134 and -80 (Fahrenheit). What are these temperatures in Kelvin?

4. Why do sidewalks and roads have open spaces between the slabs of concrete?

5. What is the definition of an ideal gas?

6. List three different things that can happen to a system when heat is added.

7. Define heat capacity.

8. Name three ways that thermal energy is transferred.

9. Two objects with thermal resistance R1 and R2, respectively are placed in a parallel arrangement. The total thermal resistance of this combination is

Less than the smaller of R1 and R2
More than the greater of R1 and R2
Between the values of of R1 and R2
Impossible to tell without knowing the values of R1 and R2

10. What fundamental principle of physics is the basis for the first law of thermodynamics?

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