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Thermal Energy Worksheet Solutions

This document is a thermal energy worksheet containing ten questions related to heat transfer, temperature changes, and energy conservation. It includes calculations for converting temperatures, determining heat required for temperature changes in water and metals, and finding final temperatures in various scenarios. Answers are provided for each question, indicating the results of the calculations.

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Thermal Energy Worksheet Solutions

This document is a thermal energy worksheet containing ten questions related to heat transfer, temperature changes, and energy conservation. It includes calculations for converting temperatures, determining heat required for temperature changes in water and metals, and finding final temperatures in various scenarios. Answers are provided for each question, indicating the results of the calculations.

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Unit: Energy Name:_________________

Lesson 8: Thermal Energy Date: _________________

Thermal Energy Worksheet


1. Change 150°C to Kelvin and 300 K to °C.

2. How much heat is needed to rise the temperature of 462 g of water from 24.0°C to 80.0°C?

3. How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 462 g of copper from 24.0°C to 80.0°C?

4. A 3.0 kg ball rolls down from the top of a ramp as shown. If the ball is moving at 10.0 m/sat the bottom,
how much energy was lost due to friction (thermal energy)?

5. A 1.00 g raindrop traveling at 40.0 m/s strikes the surface of 100 g of water in a glass. How much will
the water’s temperature change if we assume that:
i) all of the raindrop’s kinetic energy is transformed into thermal energy, and
ii) the raindrop and the glass of water’s temperatures are initially the same

6. What is the final temperature of a 0.200 kg of a clear liquid (c = 3.47x103 J/kg°C) at an original
temperature of 20.0°C when it gains 2.50x102 J of heat.

7. 250,000 J of heat energy is given to a pan containing 1.8kg of water. What will be its increase in
temperature? What will be its final temperature if it started at 22.0°C?

For the following question, use the Law of conservation of energy to solve this – Ei + W = Ef and note that
no work is being done in these questions. Think about what energy equation you need to use in this
situation regarding heat.

8. A 0.240 kg chunk of carbon (c= 720 J/kg°C) is heated to 215°C and quickly placed into 0.275 kg of
water that has a temperature of 12°C. What will the final temperature of the water?

9. We have a 4.0 kg copper sculpture at 80.0°C. If we submerge the sculpture into 2.0 kg of water at
20.0°C what would the final temperature be?

10. A 12.9 gram sample of an unknown metal at 26.5°C is placed in a Styrofoam cup containing 50.0 grams
of water at 88.6°C. The water cools down and the metal warms up until thermal equilibrium is achieved
at 87.1°C. Assuming all the heat lost by the water is gained by the metal and that the cup is perfectly
insulated, determine the specific heat capacity of the unknown metal.

Answers:
1. 423K, 27°C 2. 108,000 J 3. 10,100 J 4. 56 J 5. .0019°C
6. 20.4°C 7. 33.2°C, 55.2°C 8. 39°C 9. 29°C 10. .401 J/kg°C

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