PHY2048 - GENERAL PHYSICS I
REVISION QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 18

Below you will find a set of 5 conceptual and numerical revision questions selected randomly from lots of questions I have put together covering the material in Chapter 18, "Temperature and the Kinetic Theory of Gases". This includes questions on thermal equilibrium and temperature, the Fahrenheit, Celsius and Absolute temperature scales, Kinetic theory and the Ideal gas law. When you have finished the quiz, click on the "Submit Quiz" button at the bottom and within seconds it will be automatically graded and the results returned to you!

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Q1: Complete the following statement: A temperature decrease of 30°C is equal to a temperature decrease of

30°F
30K
17°F
26°F
303K

Q2: The highest and lowest temperatures ever recorded in the United States are 134°F (California, 1913) and -80°F (Alaska, 1971). What are these temperatures in Kelvins?

407K and 193K
330K and 211K
347K and 228K
340K and 300K
365K and 246K

Q3: A gas thermometer could measure temperature change by measuring the change in

density at constant volume.
specific heat at constant volume.
pressure at constant volume.
volume at constant temperature.
volume at constant pressure

Q4: If the pressure and volume of an ideal gas are both reduced to half their original value, the absolute temperature of the gas is

unchanged.
doubled.
halved.
increased by a factor of 4.
decreased by a factor of 4

Q5: If both the temperature and the volume of an ideal gas are doubled, the pressure is

increased by a factor of 4.
doubled also.
unchanged.
diminished by a factor of 1/4.
halved

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