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Thermal Expansion Bridge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.
Is iron a conductor or insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
5.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
6.

The length of copper wire at 20oC is 4.5m. Calculate its new length when the temperature is 95oC. Given α = 1.7×10-5 oC-1

a)

4.55m

b)

5.41m

c)

5.11m

d)

4.51m

7.
The transfer of thermal energy between substances, which always moves from the warmer to the cooler substance.
a)
Heat
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Convection
8.

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.

9.
What happens to the molecules of a solid when it is heated?
a)
Slow down
b)
Speed up
c)
Don't change speed
d)
Shrink
10.
Choose the symbol which denotes the 'coefficient of expansion'
a)
θ
b)
ρ
c)
Σ
d)
α
11.
What does the following symbol 'Δ' denote?
a)
Sum of
b)
Coefficient of Expansion
c)
Change in
d)
Temperature
12.
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
13.
Calculate the change in length of a 100mm aluminium bar that has increased in temperature by 55⁰C.  
Take the coefficient of expansion to be 25 x 10-6
a)
0.258mm
b)
0.1375mm
c)
1.23mm
d)
1.37mm
14.
Select the correct formula to calculate change in temperature.
a)
ΔL = LαΔT
b)
α = ΔL/LΔT
c)
ΔT = ΔLαL
d)
ΔT = ΔL/Lα
15.
Calculate the change in temperature of an 900mm aluminium bar, that has increased in length to 901.035mm.
 α = 25 x 10-6
a)
12oC
b)
34.5oC
c)
57oC
d)
46oC