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10th grade Heat, mass, temperature change and specific heat worksheet

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Heat, mass, temperature change and specific heat

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The sample has mass 348 g, absorbs 6640 J and warms by 21.2 °C. What is its specific heat, Ari?
The sample has mass 808 g, absorbs 18140 J and warms by 50 °C. What is its specific heat, Bo?
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Specific heats at 25 °C (OpenStax Table 5.1, water rounded). Columns: substance, specific heat, J/(g·°C). water (liquid), 4.18; ice, 2.093; aluminum, 0.897; iron, 0.449; copper, 0.385; gold, 0.129.
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Using the table, a metal's specific heat is measured as 0.900 J/(g·°C). Which metal is it most likely, Jun?
- Aluminum
- Copper
- Iron
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Using the table, a metal's specific heat is measured as 0.38 J/(g·°C). Which metal is it most likely, Kira?
- Gold
- Aluminum
- Copper
5.
Using the table, a metal's specific heat is measured as 0.45 J/(g·°C). Which metal is it most likely, Luz?
- Gold
- Copper
- Iron
6.
Milo says a warm bath and a cup of the same water at the same temperature hold equal heat. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: water is water
- Agree: equal temperature means equal heat
- Disagree: the bath has more mass
7.
Noah says warming 200 g of water by 10 °C takes the same heat as 100 g by 10 °C. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: water's c is the same
- Agree: the same ΔT means the same heat
- Disagree: twice the mass, twice the heat
8.
Pia says a substance with a high specific heat warms up quickly. Agree or disagree?
- Agree: water warms faster than metals
- Agree: high c lets heat in faster
- Disagree: it warms slowly
9.
How much heat warms 100 g of water from 20 °C to 100 °C, Ren?
- 8,360 J
- 33,440 J
- 41,800 J
10.
Which needs more heat to warm by 10 °C: 100 g of water or 500 g of iron, Zee?
- The 500 g of iron
- They need the same
- The 100 g of water

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Heat, mass, temperature change and specific heat. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can use q = m × c × ΔT with ΔT = final − initial, including negative q for cooling.
I can rearrange it for ΔT, m or c.
I can find a specific heat from data and match it to a table.
I can explain why water warms slowly and metals quickly.

Standard: HS-PS3-1

Words to know

heat, q: Energy moving because of a temperature difference, in joules

specific heat, c: Heat to warm 1 g by 1 °C, in J/(g·°C)

ΔT: Final temperature − initial temperature

absorb: Take in heat; q positive

release: Give out heat; q negative

Common mistakes

Your child multiplied mass by temperature change and left out the specific heat. q = m × c × ΔT needs all three.

Your child used the final temperature instead of the change. ΔT = final − initial.

Your child divided the heat by the mass only. Specific heat is per gram and per degree, so divide by m × ΔT.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with heat, mass, temperature change and specific heat?

Your child multiplied mass by temperature change and left out the specific heat. q = m × c × ΔT needs all three.

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