Grade 10 Specific Heat (Q = mcΔT) Worksheet with Answers
Grade 10 (US) · Year 11 (UK) · Class 10 (India) · Physics
Unit 3: EnergyThermal EnergyNGSS HS-PS3-4
Calculating heat energy with Q = mcΔT. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Specific Heat (Q = mcΔT)
Grade 10 · Physics
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Learning goal: Thermal Energy · NGSS HS-PS3-4
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line. Use the diagram to help you.
How much heat is needed to raise 140 g of iron by 26 °C? (c = 0.45 J/g·°C)
Answer: 1638 J
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How much heat is needed to raise 30 g of aluminum by 25 °C? (c = 0.9 J/g·°C)
- 2
7524 J of heat is added to 60 g of water (c = 4.18 J/g·°C). By how much does its temperature rise?
- 3
How much heat is needed to raise 110 g of water by 33 °C? (c = 4.18 J/g·°C)
- 4
19437 J of heat is added to 150 g of water (c = 4.18 J/g·°C). By how much does its temperature rise?
- 5
1528.8 J of heat is added to 140 g of copper (c = 0.39 J/g·°C). By how much does its temperature rise?
- 6
How much heat is needed to raise 100 g of water by 15 °C? (c = 4.18 J/g·°C)
- 7
526.5 J of heat is added to 150 g of copper (c = 0.39 J/g·°C). By how much does its temperature rise?
- 8
1827 J of heat is added to 70 g of aluminum (c = 0.9 J/g·°C). By how much does its temperature rise?
- 9
How much heat is needed to raise 50 g of water by 9 °C? (c = 4.18 J/g·°C)
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1003.2 J of heat is added to 120 g of water (c = 4.18 J/g·°C). By how much does its temperature rise?
- 11
How much heat is needed to raise 120 g of water by 6 °C? (c = 4.18 J/g·°C)
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How much heat is needed to raise 200 g of aluminum by 9 °C? (c = 0.9 J/g·°C)
★ Challenge corner for fast finishers
Why does your breath make fog on a cold window?
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Answer key — Specific Heat (Q = mcΔT) (Grade 10)
- 1.675 J
- 2.30 °C
- 3.15173.4 J
- 4.31 °C
- 5.28 °C
- 6.6270 J
- 7.9 °C
- 8.29 °C
- 9.1881 J
- 10.2 °C
- 11.3009.6 J
- 12.1620 J
- ★water vapor in your breath condenses on the cold glass
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.675 J
- 2.30 °C
- 3.15173.4 J
- 4.31 °C
- 5.28 °C
- 6.6270 J
- 7.9 °C
- 8.29 °C
- 9.1881 J
- 10.2 °C
- 11.3009.6 J
- 12.1620 J
- ★water vapor in your breath condenses on the cold glass (challenge corner)
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