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heat

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which will not undergo sublimation?

a)

Ammonium chloride

b)

Camphor

c)

Sodium chloride

d)

Iodine

2.

Which of the following expands only in volume when heated?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Both (b) and (c)

3.

The type of energy which causes in us the sensation of hotness or coldness is called ___________.

a)

chemical energy

b)

magnetic energy

c)

light energy

d)

heat energy

4.

A bimetallic strip made from brass and invar bends when heated. When it's bent, the object has ___________.

a)

brass on the outside and invar on the inside

b)

invar on the outside and brass on the inside

c)

brass and invar of the same length

d)

brass on the outside for a while and then invar will take its place

5.

The increase in area of a solid when heated is called ___________.

a)

thermal expansion

b)

linear expansion

c)

superficial expansion

d)

cubical expansion

6.

Small gaps are left between railway lines because ___________.

a)

rails of very long dimensions will shatter

b)

expansion of rails occurs during summer

c)

contraction of rails occurs during winter

d)

both (b) and (c)

7.

SI Scale of temperature is ___________.

a)

Celsius scale

b)

Kelvin scale

c)

Fahrenheit scale

d)

Reaumur scale

8.

The increase in length of a solid when heated is called ___________.

a)

thermal expansion

b)

linear expansion

c)

superficial expansion

d)

cubical expansion

9.

One degree Celsius rise in temperature is equal to ___________.

a)

1 degree rise on the Kelvin scale

b)

1 degree rise on the Fahrenheit scale

c)

both (a) and (b)

d)

1 degree fall on the Kelvin scale

10.

The upper standard point on the Fahrenheit scale is ___________.

a)

100 °

b)

120 °

c)

212 °

d)

180 °

11.

The liquid metal used in a thermometer __________.

a)

is able to expand uniformly for all temperatures

b)

is transparent and easy to see

c)

is opaque and difficult to read

d)

is able to expand uniformly for certain temperatures

12.

The unit of measurement of temperature is ___________.

a)

metre

b)

kilogram

c)

degree celsius

d)

second

13.

Paheli and Boojho measured their body temperature. Paheli found hers to be 98.6°F and Boojho recorded 37°C. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Paheli has a higher body temperature than Boojho.

b)

Paheli has a lower body temperature than Boojho.

c)

Both have normal body temperature.

d)

Both are suffering from fever.

14.

Heat always flows ___________.

a)

from a colder object to a hotter object

b)

from a hotter object to a colder object

c)

in both directions

d)

from a stationary object to a moving object

15.

What is the normal body temperature of a healthy person?

a)

37°C

b)

37°F

c)

37°K

d)

98.4 K

16.

A thermometer contains __________.

a)

water

b)

mercury

c)

silver

d)

copper

17.

The temperature at which pure ice melts is ___________.

a)

0°C

b)

100°C

c)

-100°C

d)

98.6°F

18.

If we add a lump of ice to a tumbler containing water, ___________.

a)

heat flows from water to ice

b)

heat flows from ice to water

c)

heat flows from water to ice if water is more in quantity.

d)

heat flows from ice to water if ice is more in quantity.

19.

Name the device which is used to measure the hotness or coldness of an object.

a)

Picometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Manometer

d)

Thermometer

20.

Which one of the following is a reliable measure of heat?

a)

Hotness

b)

Coldness

c)

Temperature

d)

None of these

21.

Resultant temperature of a mixture of of 20 g ice at 0°c and 20 g water at 50 °c

4 lines
22.

Specific heat of water in cal/g°c

(a)  

23.

_____behaves like heat stores house for the earth

a)

Oceans

b)

Hills

c)

Plateaus

d)

All the above

24.

The presence of water vapour molecules in air is

a)

Dew

b)

Humidity

c)

Fog

d)

Condensation

25.

The principle of method of mixtures

a)

Heat gain by hot body is equal to heat lost by cold

b)

Heat gain by heavier body is equal to heat lost by lighter body

c)

Heat gained by cold body is equal to heat lost by hot body

d)

All the above

26.

Si units of specific heat

a)

J.kg.K

b)

J/kg.K

c)

Kg/J.K

d)

K/J.kg

27.

Which of the following is a cooling process

a)

Condensation

b)

Boiling

c)

Evaporation

d)

All the above

28.

The process of escaping of molecules from the surface of a liquid at any temperature is called

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

29.

Temperature of an iron rod is 330 K. Its temperature in centigrade

a)

55

b)

59

c)

53

d)

57

30.

Rate of evaporation depends on

a)

Surface area

b)

Temperature

c)

Vapour already present

d)

All the above

31.

When ice melts its temperature

a)

Remains constant

b)

Increases

c)

Decreases

d)

Cannot say