Science Experience Test 2

What factors can help determine how much thermal energy is needed to increase the temperature of a substance?

The specific heat of the substance/ the mass of the substance

If one room has a certain amount of air and another room has half the air and the same amount of thermal energy is added to both rooms for the same time what will the proportional temperature of the smaller room be compared to the bigger room?

It will have double the temperature because it has half the mass.

If frozen peas are added to a bowl of room temperature water, what direction will the thermal energy flow?

From the water to the peas.

If a boiled egg is added to a bowl of room temperature water, what direction will the thermal energy flow?

From the egg to the water.

A scientists wants to investigate specific heat. Make a plan to investigate this.

Use equal masses of different materials. Heat them for the same amount of time on the same heating setting. Measure the temperature changes.