Match each item with the correct statement below. One answer per question; one p
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Question
Match each item with the correct statement below. One answer per question; one point each.a. bimetallic strip i. heat mover
b. Carnot efficiency j. humidity
c. conduction k. internal energy
d. convection l. radiation
e. entropy m. saturation density
f. evaporation n. temperature
g. heat o. dew point
h. heat engine
1. used in thermostats and some thermometers
2. can be increased by doing work on a substance or by adding heat to it
3. main mechanism of heat transfer in a solid
4. the density of water vapor in the air
5. this is how we receive heat from the sun
6. refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps are examples
7. the maximum possible humidity
8. the best that a heat engine can have
9. heat transfer by way of buoyant mixing in a fluid
10. depends on the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in a substance
11. At temperatures below their boiling point, liquids gradually go into the gas phase through a process called
Explanation / Answer
1. a. bimetallic strip used in thermostats and some thermometers 2. k. internal energy can be increased by doing work on a substance or by adding heat to it 3. c. conduction is main mechanism of heat transfer in a solid 4. j. humidity is the density of water vapor in the air 5. l. radiation is how we receive heat from the sun 6. h. heat engine is refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps are examples 7. o. dew point is the maximum possible humidity 8. b. the best that a heat engine can have Carnot efficiency 9. d. convection is heat transfer by way of buoyant mixing in a fluid 10. n. temperature depends on the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in a substance 11. f. At temperatures below their boiling point, liquids gradually go into the gas phase through a process called evaporation