III Term Year 6 Physics

REVISION CLASS – 3

In the previous class, we did 6 revision questions for the topic “Transmission of
Heat”. (Find below the answers (verify your answers) and explanation for each.)

Q3. The diagram below shows some ice being used to lower the temperature of
some water.

What is the main process by which the water at the bottom of the glass becomes
cold?
As we all know, cold matter is dense and always
sink at the bottom. This is the basic principle of
thermal convection. Thus water molecules when
become cold because of ice cubes at the top,
become dense and settle down at the bottom of
the glass due to convection.

Q4. A student suggests some uses for containers made from good thermal
conductors and for containers made from poor thermal conductors. Which of the
following options justifies the usage?
Simple – good thermal conductors
conduct heat very quickly – hence it
transfers its heat to the cold liquid
quickly and makes it hot. Poor
thermal conductors do not conduct
heat at all or allow heat to pass
through them slowly. Hence when
you pour a hot liquid into it, it will
not allow any heat loss thereby
keeping it at a high temperature.
Q5. Thermal energy travels through space from the Sun to the Earth. Space is a
vacuum. How is thermal energy transferred from the Sun to the Earth?

In empty space or vacuum, heat is

always transferred by radiation.

Q6. The diagram below shows a vacuum flask used to keep a liquid hot. How does
the thermal energy pass through the vacuum?

In empty space or vacuum, heat is

always transferred by radiation.

Q7. The diagram below shows how hot air circulates in a room when the air is
heated by a heater. The circled option C explains it all. When any matter is hot, it expands and
becomes less dense.

Q8. In a refrigerator, the cooling unit can be fitted either at the top or at the bottom.
In an oven, the heater can be fitted either at the top or at the bottom. Which row
shows the best position for the cooling unit as well as the heating unit?
Cold matter generally contracts and become more dense to sink
at the bottom. Hot matter generally expands and become less
dense to move upwards. If you have the cooling unit at the top,
only then it can cool down the hot air molecules that are
collected at the top and make them more dense and can push
them down. Similarly, the colder air molecules generally at the
floor level in a room can be heated up by the heater to become
less dense and can rise up so as to circulate hot air in the room.
Hence cooling unit of a fridge should be on top and the heating
unit of a heater should be at the bottom.