Second Law of Thermodynamics — Unit test Answers

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What are three properties of electromagnetic waves?

They travel slower than the speed of light, they include visible light waves, and they can transfer energy through empty space.

They need matter through which to travel, they travel at the speed of light, and they include visible light waves.

They travel at the speed of light, they include ultraviolet waves, and they can transfer energy through empty space.

They include ultraviolet waves, they need matter through which to travel, and they travel slower than the speed of light.

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Rosa pours a cup of boiling water into a pot of room-temperature water. According to the second law of thermodynamics, what will occur?

Thermal energy from the room-temperature water will continuously flow to the boiling water.

Thermal energy from the room-temperature water will flow to the boiling water until all of the water in the pot is at a single temperature.

Thermal energy from the boiling water will continuously flow to the room-temperature water.

Thermal energy from the boiling water will flow to the room-temperature water until all of the water in the pot is at a single temperature.

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