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Date November 2011 Marks available 3 Reference code 11N.2.HL.TZ0.2
Level Higher level Paper Paper 2 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Distinguish Question number 2 Adapted from N/A

Question

This question is about internal energy.

Humans generate internal energy when moving, while their core temperature remains approximately constant.

Distinguish between the concepts of internal energy and temperature.

Markscheme

internal energy:
total energy of component particles (in the human);
comprises potential energy + (random) kinetic energy;

temperature:
measure of average kinetic energy of particles;
indicates direction of (natural) flow of thermal energy;
internal energy measured in J and temperature measured in K/°C ; (both needed) {(accept alternative suitable units)

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 3: Thermal physics » 3.1 – Thermal concepts
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