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Thermal physics

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
2.
Many objects, such as train tracks and road joints, are specifically designed to allow extra space for ...
a)
thermal energy
b)
specific heat
c)
thermal expansion
d)
conductors
3.
What happens to air particles when they are heated?
a)
Particles move faster and expand
b)
Particles move faster and become closer together.
c)
Particles move slower and the air expands
d)
Particles move faster become further apart
4.

The picture shows a bimetallic strip in a fire alarm. When there is a fire outbreak, the bimetallic strip will get hot, ....

a)

bend downwards, complete the circuit and the alarm rings.

b)

bend upwards, open the circuit and the alarm will not ring.

c)

becomes longer, open the circuit and the alarm will not ring.

5.
When objects contract upon cooling...
a)
volume increases and density increases.
b)
volume increases and density decreases.
c)
volume decreases and density decreases.
d)
volume decreases and density increases.
6.
Alex noticed that a metal door that sticks on hot days does not stick when it cools off at night. This is because the metal contracts as it cools. The reason for this is that, as the metal cools, the atoms:
a)
become smaller and take up less space
b)
 slow down and move closer together
c)
merge together to form fewer atoms
d)
speed up and move farther apart
7.

Assuming that the thermal energy supplied to each of them is same, which of following states of matter would expand the least?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

8.

Evaporation happens

a)

throughout the liquid

b)

at the surface of a liquid

9.

Evaporation takes place at any temperature

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What effect does Evaporation cause ?

a)

Heating Effect

b)

Magnetic Effect

c)

Cooling Effect

d)

Warming Effect

11.

What happens when a liquid perfume is sprayed on your palm ?

a)

The liquid gain heat from the sanitizer and evaporate

b)

The liquid gain heat from the surroundings and evaporate

c)

The liquid gain heat from the palm and evaporate

d)

The liquid gain heat from the palm or surroundings and evaporate

12.

Sublimation is...

a)

when a solid changes to a liquid

b)

when a gas turns to a solid

c)

when a liquid turns to a gas

d)

when a solid turns to a gas

13.

Condensation occurs when water vapour....

a)

loses heat

b)

gains heat

14.

Which of the following speeds up evaporation?

a)

larger surface area

b)

no wind

c)

cold weather

d)

high humidity

15.

Evaporation is a process where _____________________

a)

liquid changes to gas

b)

throughout whole water

c)

on surface of water

d)

at any temperature

e)

at boiling point

16.

The diagram shows a cooling curve for ice. Which line represents the ice in a liquid state (water)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

17.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

A pool of water evaporates. As molecules escape, the temperature of the water left in the pool

changes.

From where do the molecules escape and what is the effect on the temperature of the water in

the pool?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

The diagram shows four beakers A, B, C and D. The beakers contain different amounts of the

same liquid at the same temperature. The beakers are left next to each other on a laboratory

bench overnight. The diagrams are all drawn to the same scale.

From which beaker does the largest quantity of liquid evaporate?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.
a)

They are hit by air molecules.

b)

They are less dense than air.

c)

They are moved by convection currents.

d)

They gain energy from the light.

21.

The gas in a sealed container is compressed at constant temperature.


Which graph shows how the pressure of the gas changes with its volume?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
a)

completely changed to water is 1 and completely changed to steam is 3

b)

completely changed to water is 1 and completely changed to steam is 4

c)

completely changed to water is 2 and completely changed to steam is 3

d)

completely changed to water is 2 and completely changed to steam is 4

23.

The name of process A can be .................

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Sublimation

d)

Evaporation

e)

Solidification

24.

Temperature relates to ...................

a)

average potential energy

b)

average kinetic energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

average chemical energy

25.

Some air is trapped in a syringe by a movable piston. The initial volume of the trapped air is 0.25 m3 at a pressure of 800 mm Hg. The piston is pulled outwards such that the volume of air increases to 0.50 m3. Assuming that no air escapes or enters the syringe, and that the temperature inside the syringe remains constant, what is the new pressure inside the syringe?

a)

400 mm Hg

b)

760 mm Hg

c)

800 mm Hg

d)

1600 mm Hg

26.
What is the formula for Boyle's Law?
a)
P1V1=P2V2
b)
P1V1/P2V2
c)
P1V2=P2V1
d)
P1/V1=P2/V2
27.
Which container will have a lower pressure?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
they both have the same pressure
d)
I don't know
28.

Which diagram shows the movement of a molecule in a gas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.
A gas occupies 4.98 L at 2.6 atm of pressure. What volume does it occupy at 1.8 atm pressure?
a)
12.9 L
b)
0.72 L
c)
7.2 L
d)
3.44 L
30.

Convert 5778K to celsius

a)

5,505 °C

b)

5,851 °C

c)

5,508 °C

d)

5,500 °C

31.

The boiling point of water is ...

a)

-173 K

b)

100 K

c)

173 K

d)

373 K

32.

If the temperature remains constant while the volume of a given amount of gas is tripled, the pressure will be ______.

a)

9 times the original pressure

b)

3 times the original pressure

c)

6 times the original pressure

d)

1/3 of the original pressure

33.
 The pressure of helium in a balloon is 100 000 Pa. The volume of the balloon is 0.030 m3. The balloon is compressed at a constant temperature causing the volume to decrease to 0.025 m3. No helium leaves the balloon. Calculate the new pressure in the balloon.
a)

140 000 Pa

b)

80 000 Pa

c)

100 000Pa

d)

120 000 Pa

34.

Why can Eiffel tower, made by steel, "grow up"?

Knowing that, January in France is winter and July is summer.

a)

Because July is hotter than January, the steel will expand more in July.

b)

Because July is hotter than January, the steel will contract more in July.

c)

Because July is hotter than January, the steel will expand more in January.

35.

The metal plate ______________(lost / gained) heat from the heat source and _____________ (contracted / expanded).

a)

gained, expanded

b)

gained, contracted

c)

lost, expanded

d)

lost, contracted

36.

When the metal ball is placed in a bowl of ice, ______________.

a)

the metal ball gained heat and expanded

b)

the metal ball gained heat and contracted

c)

the metal ball lost heat and contracted

d)

the metal ball lost heat and expanded