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Chapter 12: Heat conduction and thermal expansion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

2.
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the cooler object to the warmer one.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which material is the best conductor of heat?
a)
Wood
b)
Plastic
c)
Glass
d)
Steel
4.
Why do metals conduct thermal energy more quickly?
a)
Particles vibrate faster
b)
Due to the presence of bound electrons
c)
Due to the presence of free electrons
d)
Metals are grey
5.

If the area through which heat is transferred is increased by a factor of 2, then the rate of heat transfer is increased by .................

a)

a factor of 4

b)

a factor of 1/2

c)

a factor of 2

d)

a factor of 1

6.

Units for thermal conductivity is .....

a)

J kg-1 K-1

b)

J mol-1 K-1

c)

W mol-1 K-1

d)

W m-1 K-1

7.

What is Thermal expansion?

a)

The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles

b)

Is a decrease in a materials size when temperature decreases

c)

An increase in a materials size when temperature increases

d)

Chicken fried rice

8.

Coefficient of linear expansion, Coefficient of area expansion and Coefficient of volume expansion have the unit of....

a)

oC-1

b)

oC

c)

W m-1 oC-1

d)

J m-1 oC-1

9.

Thermal expansion of liquid depends on the expansion of the container that it fills. However, why does liquid overflow after heating?

a)

because container does not expand

b)

because coefficient of volume expansion for liquid is bigger than the container

c)

because liquid and container expand at the same amount

d)

because particles in solid container is more closely packed together than liquid

10.
The most common temperature scale used in the world where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees is called the __________________ scale.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Pound
d)
Kelvin
11.

A fireman feels a door and it is hot. Why does his hand feel hot?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

12.

When particles have reached the same temperature it is called____________.

a)

equality

b)

same

c)

equilibrium

13.

Heat transfers in three ways:

a)

radiant, light, energy

b)

conduction, radiation, convection

c)

elastic, kinetic, potential

d)

conduction, oven, microwave

14.
Choose the symbol which denotes the 'coefficient of expansion'
a)
θ
b)
ρ
c)
Σ
d)
α
15.
Select the correct formula to calculate linear change in length...
a)
ΔL = LαΔT
b)
ΔT = ΔL/Lα
c)
σ = F/A
d)
ε = ΔL/L
16.
What does the following symbol 'Δ' denote?
a)
Sum of
b)
Coefficient of Expansion
c)
Change in
d)
Temperature
17.

Between two line, which has higher thermal conductivity?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Both has the same thermal conductivity

d)

none

18.

What can we infer from the graph of temperature against length shown?

a)

The metal bar is non - insulated

b)

The metal bar is insulated

c)

Not enough information given

d)

The metal bar is made up of 2 different material

19.

What can we infer from the graph of temperature against length shown?

a)

The metal bar is non - insulated

b)

The metal bar is insulated

c)

Not enough information given

d)

The metal bar is made up of 2 different material

20.
All of the following are conductors except _______.
a)
metal spoon
b)
wire
c)
iron nail
d)
plastic spoon