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1. Enthalpy of an ideal gas is a function only of B. Flow energy

A. Entropy C. Enthalpy change
B. Internal energy D. Shaft work
C. Temperature Answer: D
D. Pressure
Answer: C 10. Mechanical energy of pressure transformed into energy of heat
A. Kinetic energy
2. Which of the following is the most efficient thermodynamic B. Enthalpy
cycle? C. Heat exchanger
A. Brayton D. Heat of compression
B. Carnot Answer: B
C. Otto
D. Pressure 11. The theory of changing heat into mechanical work.
Answer: B A. Thermodynamics
B. Kinematics
3. What is the first law of thermodynamics? C. Inertia
A. Internal energy is due to molecular motions D. Kinetics
B. Entropy of the universe is increased by irreversible processes Answer: A
C. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed
D. Heat energy cannot be completely transformed into work 12. Average pressure on a surface when a changing pressure
Answer: C condition exist
A. Back pressure
4. An ideal gas is compressed isothermally. What is the enthalpy B. Partial pressure
change? C. Pressure drop
A. Always negative D. Mean effective pressure
B. Always positive Answer: D
C. Zero
D. Undefined 13. Which of the following cycles consists two isothermal and two
Answer: C constant volume processes?
A. Diesel cycle
5. Name the process that has no heat transfer. B. Ericsson cycle
A. Isothermal C. Stirling cycle
B. Isobaric D. Otto cycle
C. Polytropic Answer: C
D. Adiabatic
Answer: D 14. A control volume refers to what?
A. A fixed region in space
6. An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder so well insulated that B. A reversible process
there is essentially no heat transfer. The temperature of the gas C. An isolated system
A. Decreases D. A specified mass
B. Increases Answer: A
C. Remain constant
D. Is zero 15. In the polytropic process, pv = constant, if the value of n is
Answer: B infinitely large, the process is
A. Isobaric
7. What is the SI unit of pressure? B. Isometric
A. Kg/cm2 C. Isothermal
B. Dynes/cm2 D. Polytropic
C. Pascal Answer: B
D. Psi
Answer: C 16. If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is
increased beyond the saturation pressure, then the working
8. The equation cp = cv + r applies to which of the following? medium must be:
A. Enthalpy A. Compressed liquid
B. Ideal gas B. Subcooled liquid
C. Two phase states C. Saturated vapor
D. All pure substances D. Saturated liquid
Answer: B Answer: A

9. In the flow process, neglecting kinetic and potential energies, 17. Is one whose temperature is below the saturation temperature
the integral of vdp represent what? corresponding to its pressure.
A. Heat transfer A. Superheated vapor
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B. Wet vapor 25. If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is
C. Subcooled liquid increased beyond the saturation pressure, then, the working
D. Saturated liquid medium must be:
Answer: C A. Saturated vapor
B. Compressed liquid
18. Number of molecules in a mole of any substance is a constant C. Saturated liquid
called D. Subcooled liquid
A. Rankine constant Answer: B
B. Avogadro’s number
C. Otto constant 26. Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a liquid
D. Thompson constant and its vapor are indistinguishable.
Answer: B A. Critical point
B. Dew point
19. If the pressure of a gas is constant the volume is directly C. Absolute humidity
proportional to the absolute temperature. D. Relative humidity
A. Boyle’s law Answer: A
B. Joule’s law
C. Charles’ law 27. When a substance in gaseous state is below the critical
D. Kelvin’s law temperature, it is called
Answer: C A. Vapor
B. Cloud
20. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom or the C. Moisture
number of electrons in the orbit of an atom D. Steam
A. Atomic volume Answer: A
B. Atomic number
C. Atomic weight 28. Superheated vapor behaves
D. Atomic mass A. Just as gas
Answer: B B. Just as steam
C. Just as ordinary vapor
21. In a p-t diagram of a pure substance, the curve separating the D. Approximately as a gas
solid phase from liquid phase is: Answer: D
A. Vaporization curve
B. Fusion curve 29. Which of the following provides the basis for measuring
C. Boiling point thermodynamic property of temperature?
D. Sublimation point A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: B B. First law of thermodynamics
C. Second law of thermodynamics
22. A water temperature of 18 f in the water cooled condenser is D. Third law of thermodynamics
equivalent in c to Answer: A
A. 7.78
B. 10 30. Which of the following is commonly used as a liquid
C. 263.56 absorbent?
D. -9.44 A. Silica gel
Answer: B B. Activated alumina
C. Ethylene glycol
23. The latent heat of vaporization on joules per kg is equal to D. None of these
A. 5.4 x 102 Answer: C
B. 4.13 x 103
C. 22.6 x 105 31. Mechanism design to lower the temperature of air passing
D. 3.35 x 105 through it
Answer: C A. Air cooler
B. Air defense
24. Form of energy associated with the kinetic energy of the C. Air spill over
random motion of large number of molecules. D. Air cycle
A. Internal energy Answer: A
B. Kinetic energy
C. Heat of fusion 32. A device for measuring the velocity of wind
D. Heat A. Aneroid barometer
Answer: D B. Anemometer
C. Anemoscope
D. Anemograph
Answer: B
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D. Condensation
33. Heat normally flowing from a high temperature body to a low Answer: C
temperature body wherein it is impossible to convert heat without
other effect 41. Weight per unit volume is termed as
A. First law of thermodynamics A. Specific gravity
B. Second law of thermodynamics B. Density
C. Third law of thermodynamics C. Weight density
D. Zeroth law of thermodynamics D. Specific volume
Answer: B Answer: C

34. The temperature at which its vapor pressure is equal to the 42. What is the SI unit of force?
pressure exerted on the liquid A. Pound
A. Absolute humidity B. Newton
B. Calorimetry C. Kilogram
C. Boiling point D. Dyne
D. Thermal point Answer: B
Answer: C
43. The volume of fluid passing a cross-section of steam in unit
35. A nozzle is used to time
A. Increase velocity and decrease pressure A. Steady flow
B. Decrease velocity as well as pressure B. Uniform flow
C. Increase velocity as well as pressure C. Discharge
D. Decrease velocity and increase pressure D. Continuous flow
Answer: A Answer: C

36. The sum of the energies of all molecules in a system where 44. What equation applies in the first law of thermodynamics for
energies appear in several complex form an ideal gas in a reversible open steady-state system?
A. Kinetic energy A. Q - w = u2 - u1
B. Potential energy B. Q + vdp = h2 - h1
C. Internal energy C. Q – vdp = u2 - u1
D. Frictional energy D. Q - pdv = h2 - h1
Answer: C Answer: B

37. The total energy in a compressible or incompressible fluid 45. A pressure of 1 millibar is equivalent to
across any section in a pipeline is a function of A. 1000 dynes/cm2
A. Pressure and velocity B. 1000 cm of hg
B. Pressure, density, and velocity C. 1000 psi
C. Pressure , density ,velocity and viscosity D. 1000 kg/cm2
D. Flow energy, kinetic energy, height above datum and internal energy Answer: A
Answer: D
46. When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at
38. The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some every instant of its state, it is undergoing:
standard substance A. Isobaric process
A. Relative density B. Quasi-static process
B. Specific gravity C. Isometric process
C. Specific density D. Cyclic process
D. Relative gravity Answer: B
Answer: B
47. What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the center
39. Is one whose pressure is higher than saturation pressure about which it is rotating?
corresponding to its temperature A. Centrifugal force
A. Compressed liquid B. Centrifugal in motion
B. Saturated liquid C. Centrifugal advance
C. Saturated vapor D. Centripetal force
D. Superheated vapor Answer: D
Answer: A
48. What is the process that has no heat transfer?
40. The changing of solid directly to vapor without passing A. Reversible isometric
through the liquid state is called B. Isothermal
A. Evaporation C. Polytropic
B. Vaporization D. Adiabatic
C. Sublimation Answer: D
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A. H = u + p/t
49. Which of the engine is used for fighter bomber? B. H = u + pv
A. Turbojet C. H = u + p/v
B. Pulsejet D. H = pv + t
C. Rockets Answer: B
D. Ramjet
Answer: A 58. Which of the following is true for water at a reference
temperature where enthalpy is zero?
50. Exhaust gases from an engine possess: A. Internal energy is negative
A. Solar energy B. Entropy is non-zero
B. Kinetic energy C. Specific volume is zero
C. Chemical energy D. Vapor pressure is zero
D. Stored energy Answer: A
Answer: B
59. On what plane is the Mollier diagram plotted
51. At critical point the latent enthalpy of vaporization is A. P-v
A. A temperature dependent B. P-t
B. Zero C. H-s
C. Minimum D. H-u
D. Maximum Answer: C
Answer: B
60. The compressibility factor z, is used for predicting the
52. What is the force which tends to draw a body toward the center behavior of non-ideal gases. How is the compressibility factor
about which it is rotating? defined relative to an ideal gas? (subscript c refers to critical
A. Centrifugal force value)
B. Centrifugal in motion A. Z = p/pc
C. Centrifugal advance B. Z = pv/rt
D. Centripetal force C. Z = t/tc
Answer: D D. Z = (t/tc)(pc/p)
Answer: B
53. When a system deviates infinitesimally from equilibrium at
every instant of its state, it is undergoing 61. How is the quality x of a liquid- vapor mixture defined?
A. Isobaric process A. The fraction of the total volume that is saturated vapor
B. Quasi-static process B. The fraction of the total volume that is saturated liquid
C. Isometric process C. The fraction of the total mass that is saturated vapor
D. Cyclic process D. The fraction of the total mass that is saturated liquid
Answer: B Answer: C

54. A pressure of 1 millibar is equivalent to 62. What is the expression for heat of vaporization?
A. 1000 dynes/cm2 A. Hg
B. 1000 cm of hg B. Hf
C. 1000 psi C. Hg - hf
D. 1000 kg/cm2 D. Hf - hg
Answer: A Answer: C

55. Work done per unit charge when charged is moved from one 63. What is the value of the work done for a closed, reversible,
point to another isometric system?
A. Equipotential surface A. Zero
B. Potential at a point B. Positive
C. Electrostatic point C. Negative
D. Potential difference D. Indeterminate
Answer: B Answer: A

56. How many independent properties are required to completely 64. What is the equation for the work done by a constant
fix the equilibrium state of a pure gaseous compound? temperature system?
A. 1 A. W = mrt ln(v2-v1)
B. 2 B. W = mr(t2 - t1) ln(v2/v1)
C. 3 C. W = mrt ln(v2/v1)
D. 4 D. W = rt ln (v2/v1)
Answer: B Answer: C

57. Which of the following relations defines enthalpy?

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65. What is the true about the polytropic exponent n for a perfect 73. What is the temperature difference of the cycle if the entropy
gas undergoing an isobaric process? difference is s, and the work done is w?
A. N > 0 A. W-s
B. N < 0 B. W/s
C. N = ∞ C. S/w
D. N = 0 D. S-w
Answer: D Answer: B

66. How does an adiabatic process compare to an isentropic 74. Which of the following is not an advantage of a superheated,
process? closed rankine cycle over an open rankine cycle?
A. Adiabatic: heat transfer = 0, isenstropic: heat transfer = 0 A. Lower equipment cost
B. Adiabatic: heat transfer = 0, isentropic: heat transfer = 0 B. Increased efficiency
C. Adiabatic: reversible, isentropic: not reversible C. Increased turbine life
D. Both heat transfer = 0; isenstropic: reversible D. Increased boiler life
Answer: D Answer: D

67. During an adiabatic, internally reversible process , what is true 75. Which of the following statements regarding rankine cycle is
about the change in entropy? not true?
A. It is always zero A. Use of condensable vapor in the cycle increases the efficiency of the
B. It is always less than zero cycle
C. It is always greater than zero B. The temperature at which energy is transferred to and from the
D. It is temperature-dependent working liquid are less separated than in a carnot cycle
Answer: A C. Superheating increases the efficiency of a rankine cycle
D. In practical terms, the susceptibility of the engine materials to
68. For an irreversible process, what is true about the change in corrosion is not a key limitation on the operating efficiency
entropy of the system and surroundings Answer: D
A. Ds = dq/dt
B. Ds = 0 76. Which one of the following is standard temperature and
C. Ds > 0 pressure (stp)
D. Ds < 0 A. 0k and 1 atm pressure
Answer: C B. 0f and zero pressure
C. 32 f and zero pressure
69. For which type of process does the equation dq = tds hold D. 0 c and 1 atm pressure
A. Irreversible Answer: D
B. Reversible
C. Isobaric 77. A substance is oxidized when which of the following occurs?
D. Isothermal A. It turns red
Answer: B B. It loses electrons
C. It gives off heat
70. Which of the following is true for any process D. If absorb energy
A. S(surrounding) + s (system) > 0 Answer: B
B. S(surrounding) + s (system) < 0
C. S(surrounding) + s (system) < = 0 78. Which of the following is not a unit of pressure?
D. S(surrounding) + s(system) > = 0 A. Pa
Answer: D B. Kg/m-s
C. Bars
71. Which of the following thermodynamics cycles is the most D. Kg/m2
efficient? Answer: B
A. Brayton
B. Rankine 79. Which of the following is the definition of joule
C. Carnot A. Newton meter
D. Otto B. Kgm/s2
Answer: C C. Unit of power
D. Rate of change of energy
72. The ideal reversible carnot cycle involves four basic Answer: A
processes. What type of processes are they?
A. All isothermal 80. Which of the following is the basis for Bernoulli’s law for fluid
B. All adiabatic flow?
C. All isentropic A. The principle of conservation of mass
D. Two isothermal and two isentropic B. The principle of conservation of energy
Answer: D C. The continuity equation
D. Fourier’s law
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Answer: B
89. In flow process, neglecting ke and pe changes vdp represent
81. Equation of state for a single component can be any of the which item below
following except: A. Heat transfer
A. The ideal gas law B. Shaft work
B. Any relationship interrelating 3 or more state functions C. Enthalpy change
C. Relationship mathematically interrelating thermodynamics properties D. Closed system work
of the material Answer: B
D. A mathematical expression defining a path between states 90. Power may be expressed in units of
Answer: D A. Ft-lb
B. Kw-hr
82. The state of a thermodynamic system is always defined by its: C. Btu
A. Absolute temperature D. Btu/hr
B. Process Answer: D
C. Properties
D. Temperature and pressure 91. Equilibrium condition exist in all except which of the
Answer: C following?
A. In reversible processes
83. In any non quasi – static thermodynamic process, the overall B. In processes where driving forces are infinitesimals
entropy of an isolated system will C. In a steady state flow process
A. Increase and then decrease D. Where nothing can occur without an effect on the system’s
B. Decrease and then increase surrounding
C. Increase only Answer: C
D. Decrease only
Answer: C 92. In a closed system (with a moving boundary) which of the
following represents work done during an isothermal process?
84. Entropy is the measure of: A. W = 0
A. The internal energy of a gas B. W = p(v2 - v1)
B. The heat capacity of a substance C. W = p1v1 ln (v2/v1)
C. Randomness or disorder D. W = (p2v2 - p1v1) / (1 – n)
D. The change of enthalpy of a system Answer: C
Answer: C
93. A substance that exists, or is regarded as existing, as a
85. Which of the following statements about entropy is false? continuous characterized by a low resistance to flow and the
A. Entropy of a mixture is greater than that of its components under the tendency to assume the shape of its container
same condition A. Fluid
B. An irreversible process increases entropy of the universe B. Atom
C. Net entropy change in any closed cycle is zero C. Molecule
D. Entropy of a crystal at 0 f is zero D. Vapor
Answer: D Answer: A

86. Work or energy can be function of all the following except 94. A substance that is homogeneous in composition and
A. Force and time homogeneous and invariable in chemical aggregation
B. Power and time A. Pure substance
C. Force and time B. Simple substance
D. Temperature and entropy C. Vapor
Answer: C D. Water
Answer: A
87. Energy changes are represented by all except which one of the
following 95. A substance whose state is define by variable intensive
A. Mcpdt thermodynamics properties.
B. – ∫vdp A. Pure substance
C. Tds – pdv B. Simple substance
D. Dq/t C. Vapor
Answer: D D. Water
Answer: B
88. U + pv is a quantity called:
A. Shaft work 96. A system in which there is no exchange of matter with the
B. Entropy surrounding or mass does not cross its boundaries
C. Enthalpy A. Open system
D. Internal energy B. Closed system
Answer: C C. Isolated system
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D. Nonflow system B. Specific volume
Answer: B C. Specific weight
D. Specific gravity
97. A system that is completely impervious to its surrounding or Answer: A
neither mass nor energy cross its boundaries
A. Open system 105. The total mass per unit volume of any substance
B. Closed system A. Density
C. Isolated system B. Specific volume
D. Non flow system C. Specific weight
Answer: C D. Specific gravity
Answer: A
98. A system in which there is a flow of mass across its 106. The force of gravity on unit in volume is
boundaries A. Density
A. Open system B. Specific volume
B. Closed system C. Specific weight
C. Isolated system D. Specific gravity
D. Steady flow system Answer: C
Answer: A
107. The reciprocal of density is?
99. The properties that are dependant upon the mass of the A. Specific volume
system and are total values such as total volume and total infernal B. Specific weight
energy C. Specific gravity
A. Intensive properties D. Specific heat
B. Extensive properties Answer: A
C. Specific properties
D. State properties 108. Avogadro’s number a fundamental constant of nature, is the
Answer: B number if molecules in a gram-mole. This constant is
A. 6.05222 x 1023
100. The properties that are independent of the mass the system B. 6.02252 x 1023
such as temperature, pressure, density and voltage C. 6.20522 x 1023
A. Intensive properties D. 6.50222 x 1023
B. Extensive properties Answer: B
C. Specific properties
D. State properties 109. The ratio of the gas constant to avogadro’s number is:
Answer: A A. Maxwell’s constant
B. Boltzmann’z constant
101. The properties for a unit mass and are intensive by definition C. Napier constant
such as specific volume D. Joule’s constant
A. Intensive properties Answer: B
B. Extensive properties
C. Specific properties 110. The absolute zero on the fahrenheit scale is at
D. Thermodynamic properties A. -459.7 degree F
Answer: C B. 459.7 degree F
C. -273.15 degree c
102. The condition as identified through the properties of the D. 273.15 decree C
substance, generally defined by particular values of any two Answer: A
independent properties.
A. State 111. Absolute temperature on the fahrenheit scale are called:
B. Flow A. Degrees rankine
C. Point B. Degrees kelvin
D. Process C. Absolute fahrenheit
Answer: A D. Absolute celsius
Answer: A
103. The only base unit with a prefix kilo is
A. Kilogram 112. The absolute zero on the celsius scale is at
B. Kilopascal A. -459.7 degree F
C. Kilometer B. 459.7 degree F
D. Kilo joule C. -273.15 degree C
Answer: A D. 273.15 degree C
Answer: C
104. The force of gravity on the body?
A. Weight 113. What is the absolute temperature in celsius scale?
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A. Degree rankine A. 231.9°C
B. Degrees kelvin B. 419.505°C
C. Absolute fahrenheit C. 444.60°C
D. Absolute celsius D. 630.9°C
Answer: B Answer: B

114. The Fahrenheit scale was introduced by Gabriel Fahrenheit of 122. The liquid – vapour equilibrium temperature of sulfur is at
Amsterdam, Holland in what year? what temperature?
A. 1592 A. 231.9°C
B. 1742 B. 419.505°C
C. 1730 C. 444.6°C
D. 1720 D. 630.5°C
Answer: D Answer: C

115. The centigrade scale was introduced by Anders Celsius in 123. The solid – liquid equilibrium of antimony is at what
what year? temperature?
A. 1542 A. 630.5°C
B. 1740 B. 419.505°C
C. 1730 C. 444.60°C
D. 1720 D. 231.9°C
Answer: B Answer: A

116. The bureau of standard uses, among others, The liquid – 124. The solid – liquid equilibrium of silver is at what temperature?
vapor equilibrium of hydrogen at. A. 630.5°C
A. -196°C B. 960.8°C
B. 196°C C. 1063°C
C. 253°C D. 1774°C
D. -253°C Answer: B
Answer: D
125. The solid – liquid equilibrium of gold is at what temperature?
117. The bureau of standard uses, among others, liquid – vapor A. 630.5°C
equilibrium of nitrogen at. B. 960.8°C
A. -196°C C. 1063°C
B. 196°C D. 1774°C
C. 253°C Answer: C
D. -253°C
Answer: A 126. The solid – liquid equilibrium of tungsten is at what
temperature?
118. The liquid – vapor equilibrium of oxygen is at what A. 630.5°C
temperature? B. 960.8°C
A. 197.82°C C. 1063°C
B. 197.82°C D. 1774°C
C. 182.97°C Answer: D
D. -182.97°C
Answer: D 127. The solid – liquid equilibrium of platinum is at what
temperature?
119. The solid – liquid equilibrium of mercury is at what A. 3730°C
temperature? B. 3370°C
A. 38.87°C C. 3073°C
B. -38.87°C D. 3037°C
C. 37.88°C Answer: B
D. -37.88°C
Answer: B 128. The device that measures the temperature by the
electromotive force.
120. The solid – liquid equilibrium of tin is at what temperature? A. Thermometer
A. - 38.87°C B. Thermocouple
B. 38.87°C C. Electro-thermometer
C. 231.9°C D. Thermoseebeck
D. 231.9°C Answer: B
Answer: C
129. The emf is a function of the temperature difference between a
121. The solid – liquid equilibrium of zinc is at what temperature? junctions, a phenomenon called:
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A. Seebeck effect Answer: B
B. Stagnation effect
C. Primming 137. The pressure measured above a perfect vacuum.
D. Electro motive force A. Absolute pressure
Answer: A B. Gage pressure
C. Atmospheric pressure
130. The device that measure temperature by the electromotive D. Vacuum pressure
force called thermocouple was discovered by: Answer: A
A. Galileo
B. Fahrenheit 138. The pressure measured from the level of atmospheric
C. Celcius pressure by most pressure recording instrument like pressure
D. Seebeck gage and open – ended manometer.
Answer: D A. Gage pressure
B. Atmospheric pressure
131. When two bodies, isolated from other environment, are in C. Barometric pressure
equilibrium with a third body, the two are in thermal equilibrium D. Vacuum pressure
with each other. Answer: A
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
B. First law of thermodynamics 139. The pressure obtained from barometric reading.
C. Second law of thermodynamics A. Absolute pressure
D. Third law of thermodynamics B. Gage pressure
Answer: A C. Atmospheric pressure
D. Vacuum pressure
132. The total entropy of a pure substance approaches zero as the Answer: C
absolute thermodynamics temperature approaches zero.
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics 140. It is a form of energy associated with the kinetic random
B. First law of thermodynamics motion of large number of molecules.
C. Second law of thermodynamics A. Internal energy
D. Third law of thermodynamics B. Kinetic energy
Answer: D C. Heat
D. Enthalpy
133. If any one or more properties of a system change, the system Answer: C
is said to have undergone a ________.
A. Cycle 141. The heat needed to change to change the temperature of the
B. Process body without changing its phase.
C. Flow A. Latent heat
D. Control B. Sensible heat
Answer: B C. Specific heat
D. Heat transfer
134. When a certain mass of fluid in particular state passes Answer: B
through a series of process and returns to its initial state, it
undergoes a: 142. The heat needed by the body to change its phase without
A. Revolution changing its temperature.
B. Rotation A. Latent heat
C. Process C. Specific heat
D. Cycle B. Sensible heat
Answer: D D. Heat transfer
Answer: A
135. The term given to the collection of matter under consideration
enclosed within a boundary. 143. The measure of the randomness of the molecules of a
A. System substance.
B. Matter A. Enthalpy
C. Environment B. Internal energy
D. Atoms C. Entropy
Answer: A D. Heat
Answer: C
136. The region outside the boundary or the space and matter
external to a system: 144. The heat energy transferred to a substance at a constant
A. Ex- system pressure process is ______.
B. Surrounding A. Enthalpy
C. Matter B. Heat
D. Extension C. Internal energy
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D. Entropy A. Reversible process
Answer: A B. Irreversible process
C. Cyclic process
145. It is the energy stored within the body. D. Quasi-static process
A. Enthalpy Answer: C
B. Heat
C. Internal energy 153. A thermodynamic system that generally serves as a heat
D. Entropy source or sink for another system.
Answer: C A. Combustion chamber
B. Heat reservoir
146. A theoretical gas which strictly follows Boyle’s C. Heat engine
Law and Charles law of gasses. D. Stirling engine
A. Universal gas Answer: B
B. Perfect gas 154. A thermodynamic system that operates continuously with
C. Combined gas only energy (heat and work) crossing its boundaries; its
D. Imperfect gas boundaries are impervious to the flow of mass.
Answer: B A. Heat engine
B. Steady flow work
147. In a confined gas, if the absolute temperature is held C. Stirling engine
constant, the volume is inversely proportional to the absolute D. Ericson engine
pressure. Answer: A
A. Boyle’s law
B. Charles law 155. A surface that is impervious to heat is
C. Dalton’s law A. Isothermal surface
D. Avogadro’s law B. Adiabatic surface
Answer: A C. Isochoric surface
D. Isobaric surface
148. In a confined gas if the absolute pressure is held constant the Answer: B
volume is directly proportional to the absolute pressure.
A. Boyle’s law 156. One of the consequences of Einstein’s theory relatively is that
B. Charles law mass may be converted into energy and energy into mass, the
C. Dalton’s law relation being given by the famous equation, e = mc². What is the
D. Avogadro’s law value of the speed of light c?
Answer: B A. 2.7797 x 1010 cm/s
B. 2.7797 x 1010 cm/s
149. The pressure exerted in a vessel by a mixture of gasses is C. 2.9979 x 1010 cm/s
equal to the sum of the pressure that each separate gas would D. 2.9979 x 1010 cm/s
exert if it alone occupies the whole volume of the vessel. Answer: B
A. Boyle’s law
B. Charles law 157. In the polytropic process we have PVn = constant, if the value
C. Dalton’s law of n is infinitely large, the process is called
D. Avogadro’s law A. Constant volume process
Answer: C B. Constant pressure process
C. Constant temperature process
150. At equal volume, at the same temperature and pressure D. Adiabatic process
conditions. The gas contains the same number of molecules, Answer: A
A. Boyle’s law 158. The thermodynamic cycle used in a thermal power plant is
B. Charles law A. Ericson
C. Dalton’s law B. Bryton
D. Avogadro’s law C. Joule
Answer: D D. Rankine
Answer: D
151. A process in which the system departs from equilibrium state
only infinitesimally at every instant.
A. Reversible process 159. For the same heat input and same compression ratio:
B. Irreversible process A. Both otto cycle and diesel cycle are equally efficient
C. Cyclic process B. Otto cycle is less efficient than diesel cycle
D. Quasi-static process C. Efficiency depends mainly on the working substance
Answer: D D. None of the above is correct
Answer: C
152. A process which gives the same states/conditions after the
system undergoes a series of process:
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160. Heat exchange process where in the product of pressure and A. Heat supplied is zero
volume remains constant called: B. Heat rejected is zero
A. Heat exchange process C. Work done is zero
B. Isentropic process D. Change in temperature is zero
C. Throttling process Answer: D
D. Hyperbolic process
Answer: D 169. The triple point of a substance is the temperature and
pressure at which:
161. Which of the following provides the basis for measuring A. The solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium
thermodynamic property of temperature? B. The liquid and gaseous phases are in equilibrium
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics C. The solid, liquid, and the gaseous phases are in equilibrium
B. First law of thermodynamics D. The solid does not melt, the liquid does not boil, and the gas does
C. Second law of thermodynamics not condense
D. Third law of thermodynamics Answer: D
Answer: A 170. According to Clausius statement
A. Heat flow from hot surface to cold surface unaided
162. 1 watt... B. Heat cannot flow from cold substance to hot substance
A. 1nm/s C. Heat can flow from cold substance to substance with the aid of
B. 1nm/min external work
C. 1 nm/hr D. A and C
D. 1knm/hr Answer: D
Answer: A
171. A heat engine is supplied heat at rate of 30,000 J/s gives an
163. Under ideal conditions, isothermal, isobaric, isochoric, and output of 9kw. The thermal efficiency of the engine is:
adiabatic process are; A. 30%
A. Dynamic process B. 43%
B. Stable process C. 50%
C. Quasi – static process D. 55%
D. Static process Answer: A
Answer: C
172. The rms velocity of hydrogen gas at ntp is approximately:
164. Isentropic flow is A. 3838 m/s
A. Perfect gas flow B. 1839 m/s
B. Irreversible adiabatic flow C. 4839 m/s
C. Ideal fluid flow D. 839 m/s
D. Reversible adiabatic flow Answer: B
Answer: D
173. Which of the following cycles has two isothermal and two
165. Exhaust gases from an engine possess constant volume processes?
A. Solar energy A. Joule cycle
B. Kinetic energy B. Diesel cycle
C. Chemical energy C. Ericsson cycle
D. Stored energy D. Stirling cycle
Answer: B Answer: D

166. The extension and compression of helical spring is an 174. “it is impossible to construct a heat engine that operates in a
example of what process? cycle and receives a given quantity of heat from a high
A. Isothermal process temperature body and does an equal amount of work”. The above
B. Thermodynamic process statement is known as:
C. Adiabatic process A. Gay lussac’s law
D. Reversible process B. Kinetic theory
Answer: D C. Kelvin-planck’s law
D. Joule-thompson’s law
167. At critical point the latent enthalpy of vaporization is _______. Answer: C
A. Dependent on temperature
B. Zero 175. For steam nozzle, which of the following ratios will have the
C. Minimum value less than unity?
D. Maximum A. Pressure at inlet/pressure at outlet
Answer: B B. Specific volume at inlet/specific volume at outlet
C. Temperature of steam at inlet/temperature of steam at outlet
168. Which of the following relations is not applicable in the free D. None of the above
expansion process? Answer: B
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Answer: C
176. A bell-coleman cycle is a reversed:
A. Stirling cycle 184. The Clapeyron’s equation is applicable to:
B. Brayton cycle A. 1 system in equilibrium
C. Joule cycle B. A change of state
D. Carnot cycle C. A change of state when two phases are in equilibrium
Answer: C D. A change of state when water and water vapor are involved
Answer: C
177. Ericsson cycle consists of the following processes:
A. Two isothermal & two constant volume processes 185. The vapor pressure is related to the enthalpy of vaporization
B. Two isothermal and two constant isentropic by the:
C. Two isothermal and two constant pressure A. Clausius-clayperon equation
D. Two adiabatic and two constant pressures B. Dalton’s law
Answer: C C. Rauolt’s law
178. A steam nozzle changes: D. Maxwell’s equation
A. Kinetic energy into heat energy Answer: A
B. Heat energy into potential energy 186. Solubility of a gas in a liquid at small concentration can be
C. Potential energy into heat energy represented by which law?
D. Heat energy into kinetic energy A. Henry’s law
Answer: D B. Clausius-clapeyron’s equation
C. Dalton’s law
179. Which is not correct for calculating air standard efficiency? D. Raoult’s law
A. All processes are reversible Answer: A
B. Specific heat remains unchanged at all temperatures
C. No account of the mechanism of heat transfer is considered 187. A compound pressure gauge is used to measure:
D. Gases dissociate at higher temperatures A. Complex pressures
Answer: D B. Variable pressures
C. Average pressures
180. According to Pettlier Thompson effect: D. Positive and negative pressures
A. It is impossible to construct a heat engine that operates in a cycle Answer: D
and receives a give quantity of heat from a high temperature body and
does an equal amount of work 188. Which of the following is used for fighter jets?
B. It is impossible to construct a device that operates in a cycle and A. Turbopop
produces no effect other than the transfer of heat form a cooler body to B. Turbojet
a hotter body. C. Ramjet
C. When two dissimilar metals are heated at one end and cooled at D. Pulsejet
other, emf that is developed is proportional to difference of Answer: B
temperatures at two ends
D. Work can’t be converted into heat 189. The thermal efficiency of gas vapor cycle as compared to the
Answer: D steam turbine or gas turbine:
A. Greater than
181. In actual gases the molecular collisions are: B. Less than
A. Plastic C. Not comparable
B. Elastic D. Equal
C. Inelastic Answer: A
D. Inplastic
Answer: C 190. The process in which heat energy is transferred to thermal
energy storage device is known as:
182. The Beattie-Bridgeman equation of state is quite accurate in A. Adiabatic
cases of: B. Regeneration
A. All pressures above atmospheric pressure C. Intercooling
B. Densities less than about 0.8 times the critical density D. Heat transfer
C. Near critical temperature Answer: B
D. None of the above
Answer: B 191. The absolute zero in celsius scale is:
A. 100
183. Which of the following statement about Van der Waals B. 0
equation is correct? C. -273
A. It is valid for all pressures and temperatures D. 273
B. It represents a straight line on pv versus v plot Answer: C
C. It has three roots of identical value at the critical point
D. The equation is valid for diatomic gases only.
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192. What is the temperature when water and water vapor are in A. Mollier diagram
equilibrium with the atmospheric pressure? B. Moody diagram
A. Ice point C. Steam table
B. Steam point D. Maxwell diagram
C. Critical point Answer: A
D. Freezing point
Answer: B 200. The reaction of inertia in an accelerated body is called:
A. Kinetic reaction
193. The temperature of a pure substance at a temperature of B. Endothermic reaction
absolute zero is: C. Kinematic reaction
A. Unity D. Dynamic reaction
B. Zero Answer: A
C. Infinity
D. 100 201. A mollier chart of thermodynamic properties is shown in
Answer: B which of the following diagrams?
194. When the number of reheat stages in a reheat cycle is A. T-s diagram
increased, the average temperature: B. P-v diagram
A. Increases C. H-s diagram
B. Decreases D. P-h diagram
C. Is constant Answer: C
D. Is zero
Answer: A 202. The following are not included in the first law of
thermodynamics for closed system except:
195. The temperature measurement in an ordinary thermometer A. Heat transferred in and out of the system
which has constant specific humidity: B. Work done by or on the system
A. Critical temperature C. Internal energy
B. Dew point temperature D. Kinetic energy
C. Dry bulb temperature Answer: D
D. Wet bulb temperature
Answer: B 203. All processes below are irreversible except one which one?
A. Magnetization with hysteresis
196. In a closed vessel, when vaporization takes place, the B. Elastic tension and release of a steel bar
temperature rises. Due to the rising temperature, the pressure C. Inelastic deformation
increases until an equilibrium is established between the D. Heat conduction
temperature and pressure. The temperature of equilibrium is Answer: B
called:
A. Dew point 204. The combination of conditions that best describes a
B. Ice point thermodynamic process is given by which of the following?
C. Superheated temperature I. Has successive states through which the system passes
D. Boiling point II. When reversed leaves no change in the system
Answer: D III. When reversed leaves no change in the system or the
surroundings
197. When hot soup was served in a cup during dinner an engineer IV. States are passes through so quickly that the surroundings do
was so eager to drink it. Since it was hot he added cubes of ice to not change
cool the soup and stirred it. He noticed that dew starts to form on A. I & II
the outermost surface of the cup. What is this temperature equal B. I & III
to? C. I & IV
A. Superheated temperature D. I only
B. Equal to zero Answer: D
C. Standard temperature
D. Equal to air’s dew point temperature 205. The sum of the energies of all the molecules in a system
Answer: D where energies appear in several complex forms is the:
A. Kinetic energy
198. Is a measure of the energy that is no longer available to B. Potential energy
perform useful work within the current environment? C. Internal energy
A. Absolute entropy D. Frictional energy
B. Absolute enthalpy Answer: C
C. Fugacity
D. Molar value 206. The Carnot refrigeration cycle includes all of the following
Answer: A processes except:
A. Isentropic expansion
199. A graph of enthalpy versus entropy for steam: B. Isothermal heating
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C. Isenthalpic expansion A. Continuity equations
D. Isentropic compression B. Momentum equations
Answer: C C. Energy equations
D. Equations of state
207. The maximum possible work that can be obtained a cycle Answer: C
operating between two reservoirs is found from:
A. Process irreversibility 215. Represents the temperature an ideal gas will attain when it is
B. Availability brought to rest adiabatically:
C. Carnot efficiency A. Absolute zero temperature
D. Reversible work B. Stagnation temperature
Answer: C C. Boiling temperature
D. Critical temperature
208. The following factors are necessary to define a Answer: B
thermodynamic cycle except:
A. Working substance 216. Gauge pressure and absolute pressure differ from each other
B. High and low temperature by:
C. The time it takes to complete the cycle A. The system units
D. The means of doing work on the system B. Atmospheric pressure
Answer: C C. The size of the gauge
D. Nothing they mean the same thing
209. All of the following terms included in the second law for open Answer: B
system except:
A. Shaft work 217. Each of the following is correct values of standard
B. Flow work atmospheric pressure except:
C. Internal energy A. 1,000 atm
D. Average energy B. 14.962 psia
Answer: D C. 760 torr
D. 1013 mmHg
210. All of the following terms included in the first law for open Answer: D
system except
A. Heat transferred in and out of the system 218. All of the following are properties of an ideal gas except:
B. Work done by or in the system A. Density
C. Magnetic system B. Pressure
D. Internal system C. Viscosity
Answer: C D. Temperature
Answer: C
211. The following terms are included in the first law of
thermodynamics for closed system except: 219. Which of the following is not the universal gas constant?
A. Heat transferred in and out of the system A. 1545 ft-lb/lbmol-r
B. Work done by or in the system B. 8.314 j/mol-k
C. Internal energy C. 8314 kj/mol-k
D. Kinetic energy D. 8.314 kj/kmol-k
Answer: D Answer: C

212. Which of the following statements about a path function is 220. The following are all commonly quoted values of standard
not true? temperatures and pressures except:
A. On a p-v diagram, it can represent work done A. 32F and 14.696 psia
B. On a t-s diagram, it can represent heat transferred B. 273.15K and 101.325 kpa
C. It is dependent on the path between states of thermodynamic C. 0C and 760mm Hg
equilibrium D. 0F and 29.92in Hg
D. It represents values for p, v, t and s between states that are path Answer: D
functions
Answer: D 221. The variation of pressure in an isobaric process is:
A. Linear with temperature
213. A constant pressure thermodynamic process obeys: B. Described by the perfect gas law
A. Boyle’s law C. Inversely proportional to temperature
B. Charles’ law D. Zero
C. Amagat’s law Answer: D
D. Dalton’s law
Answer: B 222. For fluid flow, the enthalpy is the sum of internal energy and:
A. Entropy
214. The first and second laws of thermodynamics are: B. Work flow
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C. Pressure C. In thermal equilibrium
D. Temperature D. All of the above
Answer: B Answer: D

223. A thermodynamic process whose deviation from equilibrium 231. The heat of fusion of a pure substance is:
is infinitesimal at all times is: A. The change in phase from solid to gas
A. Reversible B. The change in phase from liquid to gas
B. Isentropic C. The energy released in a chemical reaction
C. In quasi-equilibrium D. The energy required to melt the substance
D. Isenthalpic Answer: D
Answer: C
232. The heat of vaporization involves the change in enthalpy due
224. Which thermodynamic property best describes the molecular to:
activity of a substance? A. The change in phase is from solid to gas
A. Enthalpy B. The change in phase in phase from liquid to gas
B. Entropy C. The energy released in a chemical reaction
C. Internal energy D. The change in phase from solid to liquid
D. External energy Answer: B
Answer: C
233. The sublimation involves the change in enthalpy due to:
225. Stagnation enthalpy represents the enthalpy of a fluid when it A. The change in phase from solid to gas
is brought to rest: B. The change in phase from liquid to gas
A. Isometrically C. The energy released in a chemical reaction
B. Adiabatically D. The change in phase from solid to liquid
C. Isothermally Answer: A
D. Disobarically
Answer: B 234. A specific property
A. Defines a specific variable (e.g., temperature)
226. During stagnation process, the kinetic energy of a fluid is B.is independent of mass
converted to enthalpy which results in an: C.is an extensive property multiplied by mass
A. Increase in the fluid specific volume D.is dependent of the phase of the substance
B. Increase in the fluid pressure Answer: A
C. Increase in the fluid temperature and pressure
D. Increase in the fluid temperature 235. A material’s specific heat can be defined as;
Answer: C A. The ratio of heat required to change the temperature of mass by a
change in temperature.
227. The properties of fluid at stagnation in state are called: B. Being different for constant pressure and constant temperature
A. Stagnation property processes.
B. Stagnation phase C. A function of temperature.
C. Stagnation state D. All of the above
D. Stagnation vapor Answer: D
Answer: C
236. If a substance temperature is less than its saturation
228. All of the following are thermodynamic properties temperature, the substance is:
except_____________. A. Subcooled liquid
A. Temperature B. Wet vapor
B. Pressure C. Saturated vapor
C. Density D. Superheated vapor
D. Modulus of elasticity Answer: A
Answer: D
237. If a substance temperature is equal to its saturation
229. A liquid boils when its vapor pressure equals. temperature, the substance is a ________.
A. The gage pressure A. Subcooled liquid
B. The critical pressure B. Wet vapor
C. The ambient pressure C. Saturated liquid and vapor
D. One standard atmosphere D. Superheated vapor
Answer: C Answer: C

230. A system composed of ice and water at 0°c is said to be 238. If a substance temperature is greater than the saturation
_______________. temperature, the substance is a ________.
A. A multiphase material A. Subcooled liquid
B. In thermodynamic equilibrium B. Wet vapor
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C. Saturated vapor A. Molecules occupy a volume not negligible in comparison to the total
D. Superheated vapor volume of gas
Answer: D B. Real gases are subjected to attractive forces between molecules
(e.g. Van der Waal’s forces)
239. Critical properties refer to C. The law of corresponding states may be used for real gases
A. Extremely important properties, such as temperature and pressure D. Real gases are found only rarely in nature
B. Heat required for phase change and important for energy production Answer: D
C. Property values where liquid and gas phase are indistinguishable
D. Properties having to do with equilibrium conditions, such as the 247. The stagnation of state is called the isentropic stagnation
Gibbs and Helmholtz state when the stagnation process is:
Answer: C A. Reversible as well dynamic
B. Isotropic
240. For a saturated vapor, the relationship between temperature C. Adiabatic
and pressure is given by: D. Reversible as well as adiabatic
A. The perfect gas law Answer: D
B. Van der waal’s equation
C. The steam stable 248. The entropy of a fluid remains constant during what process?
D. A viral equation of state A. Polytropic stagnation process
Answer: C B. Unsteady stagnation process
C. Combustion process
241. Properties of a superheated vapor are given by: D. Isentropic stagnation process
A. The perfect gas law Answer: D
B. A superheated table
C. A one to one relationship, such as the properties of saturated steam 249. All of the following process are irreversible except.
D. Viral equation state A. Stirring a viscous fluid
Answer: B B. An isentropic deceleration of a moving perfect fluid.
C. An unrestrained expansion of a gas
242. Properties of non-reacting gas mixture are given by: D. Phase changes
A. Geometric weighting Answer: B
B. Volumetric weighting
C. Volumetric weighting for molecular weight and density, and 250. All of the following processes are irreversible except.
geometric weighting for all other properties except entropy. A. Chemical reactions
D. Arithmetic average B. Diffusion
Answer: C C. Current flow through an electrical resistance.
D. An isentropic compression of a perfect gas.
243. The relationship between the total volume of a mixture of non- Answer: D
reacting gases and their partial volume is given by:
A. Gravimetric fractions 251. All of the following processes are irreversible except:
B. Amagat’s law A. Magnetization with hysteresis
C. Dalton’s law B. Elastic tension and release of a steel bar
D. Mole fractions C. Inelastic deformation
Answer: B D. Heat conduction
Answer: B
244. The relationship between the total pressure of a mixture of
non-reacting gases and the partial pressures of constituents is 252. Which of the following state(s) is/are necessary for a system
given by: to be in thermodynamic equilibrium.
A. Gravimetric fractions A. Chemical equilibrium
B. Volumetric fractions B. Thermal equilibrium
C. Dalton’s law C. Mechanical equilibrium
D. Mole fractions D. Chemical, mechanical, and thermal equilibrium
Answer: C Answer: D

245. Which of the following is the best definition of enthalpy?
A. The ratio of heat added to the temperature increases in a system
B. The amount of useful energy in a system
C. The amount of energy no longer available to the system.
D. The heat required to cause a complete conversion between two
phases at a constant temperature
Answer: B
246. Which of the following statements is not true for real gases?
253. Adiabatic heat transfer within a vapor cycle refers to:
A. Heat transfer that is atmospheric bit not reversible
B. The transfer of energy from one stream to another in a heat
exchanger so that the energy of the input streams equals the of the
output streams.
C. The net transfer equal the net work of the cycle
D. The net heat transfer equals the energy change if no work done.
Answer: B
254. Which of the following gives polytropic under n?
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A. Log (p2/p1) / log (v1/v2) 262. An instrument commonly used in most research and
B. Log (p1/p2) / log (v1/v2) engineering laboratories because it is small and fast among the
C. Log (v1/v2) / log (p2/p1) other thermometers.
D. Log (v1/v2) / log (p1/p2) A. Mercury thermometer
Answer: A B. Liquid-in-glass thermometer
C. Gas thermometer
255. The work done in an adiabatic process in a system: D. Thermocouple
A. Is equal to the change in total energy in a closed system Answer: D
B. Is equal to the total net heat transfer plus the entropy change
C. Is equal to the change in total energy of closed system plus entropy 263. In an actual gases, the molecular collisions are
change A. Plastic
D. Is equal to the change in total energy of closed system plus net heat B. Elastic
transfer C. Inelastic
Answer: D D. Inplastic
Answer: C
256. Based on the first law of thermodynamics, which of the
following is wrong? 264. Which of the following is used in thermal power plant?
A. The heat transfer equals the work plus energy change A. Brayton
B. The heat transfer cannot exceed the work done B. Reversed carnot
C. The net heat transfer equal the net work of the cycle C. Rankine
D. The net heat transfer equals the energy change if no work is done D. Otto
Answer: B Answer: C
265. The elongation and compression of a helical spring is an
257. Assuming real processes, the net entropy change in the example of
universe: A. Irreversible process
A. Must be calculated B. Reversible process
B. Equals zero C. Isothermal process
C. Is negative D. Adiabatic process
D. Is positive Answer: B
Answer: D
266. Otto cycle consist of
258. Which of the following types of flowmeters is most accurate? A. Two isentropic and two constant volume processes
A. Venturi tube B. Two isentropic and two constant pressure processes
B. Pitot tube C. Two adiabatic and two isothermal processes
C. Flow nozzle D. Two isothermal and two constant volume processes
D. Foam type Answer: A
Answer: B
267. Brayton cycle has
259. What is referred by control volume? A. Two isentropic and two constant volume processes
A. An isolated system B. Two isentropic and two constant pressure processes
B. Closed system C. One constant pressure, one constant volume and two adiabatic
C. Fixed region in space processes
D. Reversible process only D. Two isothermal, one constant volume and one constant pressure
Answer: C processes
Answer: B
260. What is the most efficient thermodynamics cycle?
A. Carnot 268. A Bell-Coleman cycle is a reversed
B. Diesel A. Stirling cycle
C. Rankine B. Joule cycle
D. Brayton C. Carnot cycle
Answer: A D. Otto cycle
Answer: B
261. How do you treat a statement that is considered scientific
law? 269. A steam nozzle changes
A. We postulate to be true A. Kinetic energy into heat energy
B. Accept as a summary of experimental observation B. Heat energy into potential energy
C. We generally observed to be true C. Heat energy into kinetic energy
D. Believe to be derived from mathematical theorem D. Potential energy into heat energy
Answer: B Answer: C

270. The pitot tube is a device used for measurement of

A. Pressure
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B. Flow B. Enthalpy is constant
C. Velocity C. Entropy is constant
D. Discharge D. Specific volume is constant
Answer: C Answer: B

271. The continuity equation is applicable to 279. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of its density
A. Viscous, unviscous fluids to the density of:
B. Compressibility of fluids A. Mercury
C. Conservation of mass B. Gas
D. Steady, unsteady flow C. Air
Answer: C D. Water
Answer: D
272. The work done by a force of r newtons moving in a distance
of l meters is converted entirely into kinetic energy and expressed 280. A compound pressure gauge is used to measure:
by the equation: A. Complex pressure
A. Rl = 2mv2 B. Variable pressure
B. Rl = 2mv C. Compound pressure
C. Rl = 1/2 mv2 D. Positive and negative pressure
D. Rl = 1/2 mv Answer: D
Answer: C
281. Isentropic flow is
273. Gas being heated at constant volume is undergoing the A. Perfect gas law
process of: B. Ideal fluid flow
A. Isentropic C. Frictionless reversible flow
B. Adiabatic D. Reversible adiabatic flow
C. Isometric Answer: D
D. Isobaric
Answer: C 282. Under ideal conditions, isothermal, isobaric, isochoric and
adiabatic processes are:
274. Dew point is defined as A. Dynamic processes
A. The temperature to which the air must be cooled at constant B. Stable processes
pressure to produce saturation C. Quasi-static processes
B. The point where the pressure and temperature lines meet D. Static processes
C. The temperature which dew is formed in the air Answer: C
D. The pressure which dew is formed in the air.
Answer: A 283. One watt is:
A. 1 nm/s
275. What do you call the changing of an atom of element into an B. 1 nm/ min.
atom of a different element with a different atomic mass? C. 1 nm/ hr
A. Atomization D. 1 knm/s
B. Atomic transmutation Answer: A
C. Atomic pile
D. Atomic energy 284. A temperature above which a given gas cannot be liquefied:
Answer: B A. Cryogenic temperature
B. Vaporization temperature
276. What do you call the weight of the column of air above the C. Absolute temperature
earth’s surface? D. Critical temperature
A. Air pressure Answer: D
B. Aerostatic pressure
C. Wind pressure 285. The effectiveness of a body as a thermal radiator at a given
D. Atmospheric pressure temperature
Answer: D A. Absorptivity
B. Emissivity
277. What keeps the moisture from passing through the system? C. Conductivity
A. Dehydrator D. Reflectivity
B. Aerator Answer: B
C. Trap
D. Humidifier 286. Which of the following occurs in a reversible polytropic
Answer: A process?
A. Enthalpy remains constant
278. What condition exists in an adiabatic throttling process? B. Internal energy does not change
A. Enthalpy is variable C. Some heat transfer occurs
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D. Entropy remains constant D. All of the above
Answer: C Answer: D

295. Specific heat capacity is an si delivered unit describe as

287. The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is: A. J/kg
A. Rotator B. W/mk
B. Manometer C. Kj/kgk
C. Venturi D. J/m
D. Barometer Answer: C
Answer: D
296. Which of the following is mathematically a thermodynamic
288. A pneumatic tool is generally powered by property?
A. Water A. A point function
B. Electricity B. Discontinuous
C. Steam C. A path function
D. Air D. Exact differential
Answer: D Answer: A

289. Which of the following gasses can be used to measure the 297. When the expansion or compression of gas takes place
lowest temperature? “without transfer of heat” to or from the gas, the process is called:
A. Nitrogen A. Reversible
B. Helium B. Adiabatic
C. Oxygen C. Polytropic
D. Hydrogen D. Isothermal
Answer: B Answer: B

290. The triple point of a substance is the temperature and 298. Another name for liquid valve is:
pressure at which: A. Freon valve
A. The solid and liquid phase are in equilibrium B. Shut-off valve
B. The solid and gaseous phase are in equilibrium C. King valve
C. The solid liquid and gaseous phases are in the equilibrium D. Master valve
D. The solid does not melt, the liquid does not boil and the gas does not Answer: C
condense
Answer: D 299. A liquid whose temperature is lower than saturation
temperature corresponding to the existing pressure:
291. Which of the following relations is not applicable in a free A. Subcooled liquid
expansion process? B. Saturated liquid
A. Heat rejected is zero C. Pure liquid
B. Work done is zero D. Compressed liquid
C. Change in temperature is zero Answer: A
D. Heat supplied is zero
Answer: C 300. The law that state “entropy of all perfect crystalline solid is
zero at absolute zero temperature”:
292. Ericsson cycle has A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics
A. Two isothermal and two constant pressure processes B. First law of thermodynamics
B. Two isothermal and two constant volume processes C. Second law of thermodynamics
C. Two isothermal and two constant entropy process D. Third law of thermodynamics
D. Two adiabatic, one constant volume and constant pressure process Answer: D
Answer: A
301. What should be the temperature of both water and steam
293. A Stirling cycle has whenever they present together?
A. Two adiabatic and two constant volume process A. Saturation temperature for the existing pressure
B. Two adiabatic and two constant pressure processes B. Boiling point of water at 101.325 kpa
C. Two isothermal and two constant pressure processes C. Superheated temperature
D. Two isothermal and two constant volume processes D. One hundred degrees centigrade
Answer: D Answer: A

294. The temp of the fluid flowing under pressure through a pipe is 302. A manometer is an instrument that is used to measure:
usually measured by: A. Air pressure
A. A glass thermometer B. Heat radiation
B. An electric resistance thermometer C. Condensate water level
C. A thermocouple D. Air volume
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Answer: A temperature and pressure. The temperature of equilibrium is
called______.
303. What is the area under curve of a temperature entropy A. Dew point
diagram? B. Ice point
A. Volume C. Boiling point
B. Heat D. Superheated temperature
C. Work Answer: C
D. Entropy
Answer: B 311. At steam point, the temperature of water and its vapor at
standard pressure are:
304. What do bodies at a temperature above absolute zero emit? A. Extremes or maximum
A. Energy B. Unity
B. Heat of convection C. In equilibrium
C. Thermal radiation D. Undefined
D. Heat of compression Answer: C
Answer: C
312. When hot soup was served in a cup during dinner, an
305. In the absence of any irreversibilities, a thermoelectric engineer was so eager to drink it. Since it was hot, he added cubes
generator, a device that incorporates both thermal and electric ice to cool the soup and stirred it. He notice the dew starts to form
effects, will have the efficiency of a/an on the outermost surface of the cup. He wanted to check the
A. Carnot cycle temperature of the outermost surface of the cup. What is this
B. Otto cycle temperature equal to?
C. Diesel cycle A. Superheated temperature
D. Rankine cycle B. Equal to zero
Answer: A C. Standard temperature
D. Equal to air’s dew point temperature
306. Both Stirling and Ericson engine are Answer: D
A. Internal combustion engines
B. External combustion engines 313. What do you call the conversion technology that yields
C. Carnot engines electricity straight from sun light without the aid of a working
D. Brayton engines substance like gas or steam without the use of any mechanical
Answer: B cycle?
A. Power conversion
307. Nozzle does not involve any work interaction. The fluid B. Stirling cycle conversion
through this device experiences: C. Solar thermal conversion
A. No change in potential energy D. Photovoltaic-energy conversion
B. No change in kinetic energy Answer: D
C. No change in enthalpy
D. Vacuum 314. Which of the following property of liquid extend resistance to
Answer: A angular or shear deformation:
A. Specific gravity
308. If the actual kinetic energy of a nozzle is ka and ki is the B. Specific weight
maximum valve that can be attained by an isentropic expansion C. Viscosity
from an initial to final state, then the efficiency of the nozzle is: D. Density
A. Ki/ka Answer: C
B. (ka – ki) / ka
C. (ka – ki) / ki 315. What is the pressure at the exit of a draft tube in turbine?
D. Ka/ki A. Below atmospheric
Answer: D B. Above atmospheric
C. Atmospheric
309. The convergent section of a nozzle increases the velocity of D. Vacuum
the flow of the gas. What does it to do on its pressure? Answer: C
A. Pressure become constant
B. Pressure equal the velocity 316. When changes in kinetic energy of a compressed gas are
C. It increases the pressure negligible or insignificant, the work input to an adiabatic
D. It decreases the pressure compressor is___________.
Answer: D A. Negligible
B. Zero
310. A close vessel, when vaporization takes place, the C. Infinity
temperature rises. Due to the rising temperature, the pressure D. Equal to change in enthalpy
increases until an equilibrium established between the Answer: D
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317. What is the area under the curve of a pressure volume B. Orsat apparatus
diagram? C. Anemometer
A. Non flow work D. Viscosimeter
B. Steady flow work Answer: A
C. Heat
D. Power 326. Cryogenic temperature ranges from:
Answer: A A. -150F to -359F
B. -250F to -459F
318. In Stirling and Ericson cycle, regeneration can C. -100F to -300F
A. Increase efficiency D. -200F to -400F
B. Decrease efficiency Answer: B
C. Control efficiency
D. Limit efficiency 327. Steam at 2 kpa is saturated at 17.5C. In what state will the
Answer: A state be at 40c if the pressure is 2 kpa?
A. Superheated
319. The first law of the thermodynamics is based on which of the B. Saturated
following principle? C. Subcooled
A. Conservation of mass D. Supersaturated
B. Enthalpy-entropy relationship Answer: A
C. Entropy-temperature relationship
D. Conservation of energy 328. Acceleration is proportional to force.
Answer: D A. Newton’s law
B. Archimedes principle
320. In a two-phase system, 30% moisture means C. Law of gravitation
A. 70% liquid and 30% vapor D. Theory of relativity
B. 70% vapor and 30% liquid Answer: A
C. 30% liquid and 100% vapor
D. 30% vapor and 100% liquid 329. Which of the following could be defined as simply push and
Answer: B pull?
A. Power
321. At 101.325 kpa, the boiling point of water is 100C. If the B. Inertia
pressure is decrease, the boiling temperature will: C. Work
A. Increase D. Force
B. Decrease Answer: D
C. Remain the same
D. Drop to zero 330. The true pressure measured above a perfect vacuum is:
Answer: B A. Absolute pressure
B. Atmospheric pressure
322. Which of the following is equivalent to 1 hp in Btu/hr? C. Gauge pressure
A. 778 D. Vacuum pressure
B. 2545 Answer: A
C. 746
D. 3.41 331. If an initial volume of an ideal gas is compressed to one-half
Answer: B its original volume and to twice its original temperature, the
pressure:
323. What is the pressure above zero? A. Doubles
A. Gage pressure B. Halves
B. Absolute pressure C. Quadruplets
C. Vacuum pressure D. Triples
D. Atmospheric pressure Answer: C
Answer: A
332. When the expansion or compression of gas takes place
324. One newton-meter is equal to without transfer of heat to or from the gas, the process is called:
A. 1 joule A. Isometric process
B. 1 btu B. Isothermal process
C. 1 calorie C. Isobaric process
D. 1 ergs D. Adiabatic process
Answer: A Answer: D

325. Which of the following is the instrument used to measure 333. A body radiates heat proportional to the fourth power of its
fluid velocity? absolute temperature:
A. Pitot tube A. Stefan-Boltzmann law
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B. Planck’s law
C. Kirchhoff’s law
D. Maxwell’s law
Answer: A

334. All substances emit radiation, the quantity and quality of

which depends upon the absolute temperature and the properties
of the material, composing the radiating body.
A. Stefan-Boltzmann law
B. Planck’s law
C. Kirchhoff’s law
D. Maxwell’s law
Answer: B

335. For bodies in thermal equilibrium with their environment, the

ratio of total emissive power to the absorptivity is constant at any
temperature.
A. Stefan-Boltzmann law
B. Planck’s law
C. Kirchhoff’s law
D. Maxwell’s law
Answer: C

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