Garces. Francis Jabez A.

12- Our Lady of Fatima

IW 3 & 4

General Physics 12

Topic 3:

Table Completion:

℃ ℉ K
95 203 368.15
23.9 75 297.05
-37.15 -34.87 236

Conceptual Question:

1. - The top surface of the pond is covered with ice in which the temperature near the surface would be
0℃. This is the freezing point of water and since the ice is distributing coldness to the pond then its
temperature would be 4℃ when reached at the bottom.

2. - Our skin feels cold when rubbing alcohol is being applied since it evaporates quickly which is due to
its low boiling temperature. With this, it allows more heat to be transferred faster.

3. - The direction of coastal winds change from day to night since during daytime the land has a higher
temperature than the sea. In addition, warm air rises and cools down eventually. Afterwhich, it will sink
into the sea and moves towards the land in a form of a breeze. In night time, it has the same process in
daytime but in the opposite process.

Analyzing & Synthesizing Activity:

Thermodynamics Characteristics pV Diagrams What the First Law of

Processes Thermodynamics
Predicts
Isothermal -Constant temperature
-Constant internal energy
-Exchanging of heat takes Q=W
part with the surroundings
-Temperature is constant in
-Is charted by following a which no change occurs in
vertical line along a constant temperature which means
temperature. there is no change in internal
-Happens at a slower rate energy.
compared to the adiabatic
process
Isobaric -Constant system pressure
-The heat transfer into or Q=∆ U +W =∆ U + P ∆ V
out of the system does the
work and changes the
internal energy of the
system.
-The original thermodynamic
-The system’s pressure equation is used for this kind
remains constant while its of process.
volume is not in which the
process occurs along a
horizontal line.

Isochoric -Constant specific volume

of the system
-The work done is zero in
process Q=∆ U

-W=0, since there is no

-The volume is constant change in V.
while its pressure is not.
-It appears as a vertical line in
the pV Diagram.

Adiabatic -The system undergoing

change does not exchange
with the surroundings.
-The system is thermally ∆ U =−W
isolated from surroundings
-The exchange of heat
-There is no heat allowed to
with surroundings does not flow in or out of the system.
take place. With this, Q = 0.
-The curve is greater than
isothermal since y is always
greater than 1.
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