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This assignment is due before 9 AM, Wednesday, January 10th, 2001.

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The following three questions refer to the material you were to read in preparation to the lesson. Questions one and two require you to write a three or four sentence response. Number three is a multiple choice question. Click in the appropriate circle.

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1.


Is it possible to add heat to an ideal gas without changing its temperature? If it is possible, please explain how it is done.


2.

Estimate the amount of heat necessary to raise your body temperature by 1 degree Fahrenheit.





3.

Imagine a pot of water boiling on a kitchen stove. Which of the following is true?

The temperature of the water in the pot rises as the water boils away.

The temperature of the water in the pot stays constant as the water boils away.

The temperature of the water in the pot decreases as the water boils away.

Any of the above can occur, depending on the altitude.

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