In adiabatic expansion
ΔU=0
ΔU=negative
ΔU=positive
ΔW=zero
In case of adiabatic expansion ΔW= positive and ΔQ=0from FLOT ΔQ=ΔU+ΔW⇒ΔU=−ΔW i.e., ΔU will be negative.