1.

There are two thermometers based on different thermometric properties of two

materials. They show identical readings because:
ANSWER: The two thermometers have been calibrated with reference to a
common standard.
2. Why are the gas thermometers taken as a primary standard?
ANSWER: Because they reproduce the thermodynamic scale.
3. Thermodynamics is a subject that deals with __________.
ANSWER: The macroscopic variables, i.e. pressure, volume and temperature.
4. During adiabatic, internally reversible process, what is true about the change in
entropy?
ANSWER: It is always zero
5. What is the value of the work done for a closed, reversible isometric system?
ANSWER: Zero
6. All are thermodynamic property except one. Which one?
ANSWER: Phase
7. What is the mechanical equivalent of heat?
ANSWER: Joule
8. In a two phase system, 30% moisture means
ANSWER: 70% vapor and 30% liquid
9. “Control volume” refers to ________.
ANSWER: Fixed region in space
10. Which cycle is used in thermal power plant?
ANSWER: Rankine cycle
11. The state of a thermodynamic system is always defined by its ________.
ANSWER: Properties
12. Which of the following cannot be a property of a gas?
ANSWER: Viscosity
13. the temperature of gas is related to:
ANSWER: the total kinetic energy if the molecules with respect to the center of
mass of the gas
14. energy released in the process of fusion is _________ fission
ANSWER: always greater than
15. the thermal inertia of a thermodynamic system is known as:
ANSWER: entropy
16. boyle’s law is an example of what thermodynamic process?
ANSWER: Isothermal
17. gases exert pressure on the walls of the containing vessel because the gas
molecules:
ANSWER: possess momentum
18. during adiabatic process, which of the following is the change in entropy?
ANSWER: Zero
19. which law of thermodynamics leads to the definition of entropy?
ANSWER: Second law
20. what factor is used for predicting the behavior of non-ideal gases?
ANSWER: Compressibility factor
21. what is another term used for isometric processes?
 ANSWER: Isochoric process
22. when a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at every instant of its
state, it undergoes what process?
ANSWER: Quasi-static process
23. entropy is the measure of the:
ANSWER: randomness or disorder
24. which of the following occurs in a reversible polytropic process?
ANSWER: Some heat transfer occurs
25. which of the following best describe both Stirling and Ericson engines?
ANSWER: External combustion engines
26. when the expansion or compression of gas takes place “without transfer of heat”
to or from the gas, the process is:
ANSWER: adiabatic
27. a liquid whose temperature is lower than the saturation temperature corresponding
to the existing pressure.
ANSWER: Subcooled liquid
28. “entropy of all perfect crystalline solids is zero at absolute zero temperature”.
This is the:
ANSWER: Third law of thermodynamics
29. the change that the system that undergoes from one equilibrium state to another is
known as _________.
ANSWER: process
30. which relation is not applicable in a free expansion process?
ANSWER: Change in temperature is zero
31. what system in which neither mass nor energy cross the boundaries and it is not
influenced by its surroundings?
ANSWER: Closed system
32. the elongation of a helical spring is an example of:
ANSWER: reversible process
33. a Bell-coleman cycle is a reversed of which of the following cycles?
ANSWER: Joule cycle
34. an ideal gas is compressed isothermally. The enthalpy change is:
ANSWER: zero
35. what system in which there is no exchange of matter with the surrounding or mass
does not cross the boundaries?
ANSWER: Closed system
36. what refers to a system in which there is a flow of mass across its boundaries?
ANSWER: Open system
37. boiling occurs when the vapor pressure attains which of the following pressures?
ANSWER: the ambient pressure
38. which of the following is the process that cannot be found in a Carnot engine
cycle?
ANSWER: Isobaric expansion
39. an ideal heat engine can be 100% efficient only and only if its exhaust
temperature is:
ANSWER: 0 K temperature
40. the most frequent term used in thermodynamic heat engines which indicate how
well an energy conversion or transfer process is accomplished is _________
ANSWER: Cycle
41. an engine introduced by a German engineer, Nickolas Otto.
ANSWER: Gasoline engine
42. which of the following is the ideal gas law (equation)?
1
ANSWER: V  k
P
43. which cycle is based on the concept that the combustion process is both diesel and
gasoline in the combustion of heat process that is constant pressure and constant
volume?
ANSWER: Dual cycle
44. what refers to the thermodynamic properties which are dependent on the amount
of the substance present?
ANSWER: Extensive properties
45. the thermal efficiency of gas-vapor cycle is ________ the thermal efficiency of a
stream turbine or gas turbine?
ANSWER: Greater than
46. which of the following best describe an adiabatic process?
ANSWER: No heat enters or leaves the system
47. which of the following values characterize the state of the system?
ANSWER: property
48. which of the following engines is least efficient?
ANSWER: Gasoline engine
49. which of the following engines is the most efficient?
ANSWER: Carnot engine
50. which of the following diagrams was introduced by German scientist R. Mollier?
ANSWER: Enthalpy-entropy (h-s) diagram
51. which of the following is the other term used for enthalpy-entropy (h-s) diagram?
ANSWER: Mollier diagram
52. which of the following processes where the equation dQ=Tds is applicable?
ANSWER: Reversible
53. which of the following thermodynamic devices operates the reverse of the heat
engine?
ANSWER: Thermal pump
54. which of the following thermodynamic is not correct?
ANSWER: H  U  pV
55. for any reversible thermodynamic process, which of the following statements is
true regarding the change in entropy?
ANSWER: dS>0
56. which of the following is the value of n (from PVn=C) for a perfect gas
undergoing isothermal process?
ANSWER: 1
57. in the polytropic process we have pvn = constant, if the value of n is infinitely
large, the process is called __________
ANSWER: constant volume process
58. the triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which:
ANSWER: the solid does not melt, the liquid does not boil, the gas does not
condensate
59. refers to series of states through which a system passes during the process?
ANSWER: path
60. who coined the word energy?
ANSWER: Thomas Young
61. if an initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to ½ its original volume, and to
twice its original temperature, _________
ANSWER: the pressure quadruples
62. refers to the state at which liquid and gaseous phases are indistinguishable?
ANSWER: Critical point
63. water boils when its:
ANSWER: saturated vapor pressure equals to the atmospheric pressure
64. which of the following is standard temperature and pressure (STP)?
ANSWER: 0O Celsius and one atmosphere
65. the first law of thermodynamics is based on what principle?
ANSWER: Conservation of energy
66. the energy which includes all of the potential and kinetic energies of the atoms or
molecules in a substance is known as ________
ANSWER: internal energy
67. what thermodynamic properties are independent of the amount substance present?
ANSWER: Intensive properties
68. what is known as the total heat and heat constant at various times in the history? It
represents the useful energy of a substance.
ANSWER: Enthalpy
69. water and vapor are in equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure in:
ANSWER: steam point
70. solid, liquid and gaseous phases can co-exist in equilibrium in what state?
ANSWER: Triple point
71. the heat needed to change the temperature of the substance without changing its
phase is called _________
ANSWER: sensible heat
72. the entropy of a pure substance at a temperature of absolute zero is:
ANSWER: zero
73. the work done for a closed reversible, isometric system is:
ANSWER: zero
74. at stream point, the temperatures of water and its vapor at standard pressure
_________
ANSWER: is in equilibrium
75. a system of fixed mass is called ________
ANSWER: closed system
76. when the expansion or compression of gas takes place without the transfer of heat
to or from the gas, the process is:
ANSWER: adiabatic process
77. which is the value of n for a perfect gas undergoing an isobaric process?
 ANSWER: n=0
78. what happens to the internal energy of water at reference temperature where
enthalpy is zero?
ANSWER: Becomes negative
79. what is the area under the curve on a temperature-entropy diagram?
ANSWER: Heat
80. the phenomenon of melting under pressure and freezing again when the pressure
is reduced is known as:
ANSWER: Regelation
81. defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram if
water by 1 degree Celsius:
ANSWER: kilocalorie
82. which of the following compressibility factor is of ideal gas?
ANSWER: 1
83. cycle used in vapor cycle power plant
ANSWER: Rankine cycle
84. how many independent properties are needed to completely fix the equilibrium
state of a pure gaseous compound?
ANSWER: 2
85. the term “thermodynamics” was first used by:
ANSWER: Kelvin
86. the unit of the amount of matter is:
ANSWER: mole
87. the region outside the system is called:
ANSWER: surroundings
88. what is the reciprocal of density?
ANSWER: Specific volume
89. small and moderate pressure differences are measured by:
ANSWER: manometer
90. the flow of heat from a hot body to a cold body illustrates what type of process?
ANSWER: irreversible
91. a system of molecules whose energies are distributed in the most probable way:
ANSWER: cannot perform any mechanical work
92. a heat engine with 100%^ efficiency would have to:
ANSWER: discharge at 0OC
93. a temperature of 10-2K can be reached by:
ANSWER: adiabatic demagnitization
94. what is the process in which no heat enters or leaves the system called?
ANSWER: adiabatic
95. what refers to the ratio between the energy dissipated in some process and the
heat that appears as a result?
ANSWER: Mechanical equivalent heat
96. whenever a system is made to complete a cyclic process, the work done during
the complete cycle is:
ANSWER: dependent upon the path followed
97. how is heat produced by friction transferred?
 ANSWER: By conduction
98. “wavelength corresponding to a maximum energy is inversely proportional to the
absolute temperature of the black body”. What is this law called?
ANSWER: Wien’s law
99. which one describes a Carnot cycle?
ANSWER: It is a reversible cyclic process with two isotherms and two adiabats
100. what is the standard fixed point for calibrating a thermometer?
ANSWER: The triple point of water