Chapter 1 Flashcards
(18 cards)
For a gas undergoing a free expansion process, work accompanying the change in volume is
Zero
The term thermodynamics denote
Power developed from heat
Which of the following is a unit for pressure
kg/m-s^2
The vacuum gage reads 100 mmHg, what is the actual pressure measurement if atmospheric pressure is 755 mmHg
655 mmHg
A body at rest may possess what form of energy
Potential Energy
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy
Biomass
Which of the following power plants will have the highest efficiency
Hydroelectric
What is the SI derived unit for electrical conductance
Siemens
One poundal is defined as the force which when applied to a mass of one pound will accelerate it by
1 ft/s^2
How many hectometers are in one terameter
10^10
A temperature rise of 100°C is equivalent to
100 K
The product of pressure and volume is not the same quantity with
Power/Time
Which of the following is a fundamental quantity unit
°F
One Kelvin is equivalent to 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of water’s
Triple point
The second is defined in terms of the duration of cycles of radiation associated with the transition state of what atom
Cesium
Electric work is the energy developed by the flow of an electric current and has a unit
(V-A)/s
It is the force of gravity on a unit volume of any substance
Specific Weight
Heat may be found in
Surroundings only
