We have changed our privacy policy. In addition, we use cookies on our website for various purposes. By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can learn about our practices by reading our privacy policy.

Thermodynamics Quiz True or False

1. The Carnot Cycle consists of ______________. -> Step 1: isobaric expansion, Step 2: adiabatic expansion, Step 3: isothermal compression, Step 4: adiabatic compression
2. There is no change in the internal energy of a system during ______________. -> an isothermal expansion
3. The highest efficiency at which a heat engine can operate is ______________. -> the Carnot efficiency
4. In a cyclic, thermal process where the volume and pressure of the system return to their original values, ______________. -> there is no change in internal energy
5. In which of these processes is no work done? -> An isovolumetric process
6. The first law of thermodynamics states that ______________. -> the entropy of the universe always increases
7. The Carnot efficiency of a heat engine depends on ______________. -> the temperature of the hot and the cold reservoirs only
8. How much work is done during the isobaric expansion of an ideal gas, if the volume is increased from 2 × 10-3 m3 to 15 × 10-3 m3 at a pressure of 1.3 × 105 Pa? -> 1690 J
9. Carnot's principle states that ______________. -> the most efficient engine is one that is reversible
10. Two thermodynamic cycles start and end at the same pressure and volume. What can we say about these processes? -> The change in internal energy and the work done during both processes is the same.

Submit