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P4 Science Topical Worksheet

Heat (MCQ)

Name : ______________________ ( ) P4 /____ Date : _____________

Q1. Arina took four identical rods made of four different materials, A, B, C and D.
She fixed a thumbtack using the same amount of candle wax to one end of
each rod. Then she fitted the rods onto a tank as shown in the diagram
below.

hot water maintained

at 100oC

Rod will gain heat and the wax on the rod will MELT
D

C
wax
B

thumbtack
Hot water loses heat to the rods A

She filled the tank with hot water and recorded the time taken for each Rod C gains
heat the fastest
thumbtack to drop. The table below shows her data. because it is the
best conductor of heat
Material A B C D

Time taken for thumbtack to drop (sec) 5 10 2 6

Rod C takes the shortest time for wax to melt, rod C is the best conductor of heat.
Which one of the following shows the materials arranged from the best to the
poorest conductor of heat?
Rod B is the poorest
(1) B, D, A, C conductor of heat as it gains heat the slowest from the hot water
to melt wax.
(2) C, A, D, B
(3) C, D, A, B
(4) D, A, C, B ( )
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Q2. Jason took a packet of soy bean milk from the refrigerator and warmed it up in
a pot of hot water.
Cold soya drink when immersed in hot water gains heat from hot water
Which of the graphs below shows the correct temperature change in the soy
bean milk and the water? Hot water loses heat to cold soya drink

(1) (2)
soy bean milk water
Temperature (0C)

Temperature (0C)
water soy bean milk

Time Time
(min) (min)

(3) (4)
Hot water loses heat to cold drink so temperature
decreases
Temperature (0C)
Temperature (0C)

soy bean milk

water
room temperature
soy bean milk
water
Time Time
(min) (min)

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 Q3. Company X wanted to select materials to make thermal flasks and frying pans.
The company’s engineer heated four different materials, W, X, Y and Z to 200 oC
and left them to cool in a room.

The graph below shows the change in temperature of the various materials over
two hours.

200

W loses heat and becomes colder (temperature decreases)

Temperature (0C)

W Poorest conductor of heat

Y
Z Z lost the most heat quickly so it is the
best conductor of heat
Time (min)

Thermal flask must be made of material that is poor conductor of heat so that hot water will not lose heat

Which of the following shows the best material to make the thermal flask and
frying pan?
Poor conductor of heat Good conductor of heat
Thermal flask Frying pan
(1) X Y
(2) W Z
(3) Y X
(4) Z W

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 Fair test

Q4. Kumaran wanted to find out how temperature affects the rate at which
a sugar cube is dissolved. He set up an experiment using some sugar
cubes, a thermometer and six similar beakers containing water of
different temperatures as shown in the table below.

Beaker Number of Amount of Temperature

sugar cubes water of water
(ml) (C)

U 2 450 60

V 4 400 60

W 4 450 60

X 1 400 80

Y 2 450 80

Z 2 400 80

Which two beakers should Kumaran use for his investigation?

(1) X and Z only

(2) U and Y only
(3) V and W only
(4) Y and Z only ( 2)

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Q5. When
Q6. 2 the metal lid is screwed tightly on a glass jar of jam, which is the best
way4to get the metal lid off easily?
.
We want the metal lid to expand so that it become
bigger and we can open the lid easily
metal lid

glass jar

Glass jar will gain heat when heated and expand(becomes bigger)
(1) By heating the glass jar.
(2) By running hot water over the metal lid. Metal lid expands and become bigger
(3) By placing the metal lid in a bowl of ice.
(4) By knocking the glass jar at the edge of a table.

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 Q6. John set up an experiment as shown below.

thermometer thermometer
X Y

air in the glass Materialn Q Material R

container
retort stand
Air is poor conductor of heat
bunsen burner

He recorded the temperature on the two thermometers at regular intervals in the

table shown below.

Time Temperature on thermometers (ºC)

(min) X Y

0 26 26

2 28 26

4 30 26.5

6 32 27

8 34 27.5

Observation: Temperature in X increases more than Y

Which of the following can John conclude from the experiment?
R is a better conductor of heat than Q
A. Air is a good conductor of heat. F
B. Air is a poor conductor of heat. Q is a better conductor of heat than R
C. Air gains heat and expands. Cannot be observed in the experiment
D. Heat travels from a hotter region to a colder region. T

(1) A and D only

(2) B and C only
(3) B and D only
(4) C and D only ( 3 )

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Q7. Wen Hao sets up an experiment as shown below.

rod A
hot water
rod B

rod C

rod D
metal
trough

All the rods are of the same length, but made of different materials, A, B,
C and D. He coats all the rods with the same amount of wax. He attached
the rods to the metal trough. He then poured hot water into the trough.
After some time, Wen Hao measured the length of wax left on the four rods.

He plotted a graph as shown below. Rods gain heat from hot water to melt the wax

B is the poorest conductor of heat

Length of
wax left

Type of material
rod A rod B rod C rod D

Need a poor conductor of heat

Which of the rods is made of a material that is the most suitable for storing ice?

(1) A
Rod C wax melted the most so Rod C is the
(2) B best conductor of heat as it can gain the most
(3) C heat from hot water to melt the ice
(4) D ( 2 )

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Q8. Kim joined two metal pipes, which had the same diameter by inserting one pipe
into the other as shown in the picture.
outer pipe

diameter of pipe
inner pipe

How did she join the two metal pipes?

To join the 2 pipes, outer pipe must be bigger, inner pipe must be smaller

(1) Cool the outer pipe before joining them. Outer pipe must expand by heating it

(2) Heat the outer pipe and fit it over the inner pipe. Inner pipe must contract to become
smaller by putting it in cold water
(3) Heat the inner pipe before fitting it into the outer pipe.

(4) Cool both the inner and the outer pipes before joining them. ( 2 )

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Q9. Study the 2 diagrams below carefully.

drop of
coloured
water

A B
A B
Water Air

hot
water
water air

A B
diagram 1 diagram 2

In diagram 2, the test tubes from diagram 1 were both put into hot water at
the same time for a few minutes. Why does the drop of coloured water in
tube B move higher than the water level in tube A?
Air in B expands more than water
in A so the drop of ink in B moves
(1) Air has more energy when heated. higher

(2) Water moves at a slower speed than air.

(3) Air expands faster than water when heated.

(4) Air is a poorer conductor of heat when compared to water. ( )

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Q10. A block of ice was placed in a plastic cup as shown in the diagram below.
The cup is placed in a garden under a hot day.

Ice gains heat and melt

ice

plastic cup

water

What will happen to the temperature of the melting ice, water and air around
the ice after some time?

Temperature of
melting ice water air around the ice
(1) remains the same increases decreases
(2) decreases remains the same increases
(3) increases remains the same Increases
(4) remains the same decreases decreases

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Q11. Meiling filled a metal bottle with water completely. She used a cork stopper
on the bottle and heated it over a Bunsen burner. After a while, the cork
stopper popped out of the bottle.

cork stopper

metal bottle

water in container will heat and expand

bunsen burner

Which one of the following best explains why the stopper popped out of the
bottle?

(1) The stopper gained heat and expanded.

(2) The metal bottle gained heat and expanded.

(3) The water in the bottle gained heat and expanded.

(4) The heat from the bunsen burner forced the stopper to pop.

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Q12. An experiment is set up as shown in the diagram below.

1200 ml
500 ml of tap
of tap water
water

bunsen
burners

setup P setup R

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

(1) The water in both setups will start to boil at the same time.

(2) The water in setup P has more heat energy than the water in setup R.

(3) The water in both setups is at the same temperature when they are
boiling.

(4) The water in setup R is at a higher temperature than the water in setup
P when they are boiling.
( 2 )
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