Models of expansion and contraction

1. The diagram shows that there are gaps in between the tiles. 

What happens to the gaps as the temperature rises?  

A. The gaps become larger as the tiles expand.  

B. The gaps become larger as the tiles contract.  

C. The gaps become smaller as the tiles expand.

D. The gaps become smaller as the tiles

contract.

2. In an experiment, a wooden ball can go through the ring before and after
heating the ball. A similar ball made of metal cannot go through the ring after
heating. What does the experiment show?
A. Metal is a better conductor of heat than wood.
B. Wood is a better conductor of heat than metal.
C. Metal expands more than wood when heated.
D. Wood expands more than metal when heated.

3. Arif had once seen his father mend a dented ping-pong ball by putting it into
a pot of boiling water for a few seconds. Arif decided to try and mend a dented
ping-pong ball the same way but unsuccessful. Which of the following is not a
possible reason why he was unsuccessful?
A. The material used to make the ping-pong ball only allows contraction
but not expansion.
B. Arif did not leave the dented ping-pong ball long enough in the boiling
water.
C. There was a hole in the ping-pong ball.
D. Arif did not use water that was hot enough.
4. In a factory, steam flows through metal pipes from one place to another.
When straight pipes are used, the pipes will be damaged as shown below.

When pipes with a bend as shown below are used, the pipes will not be
easily damages.

How does the bend prevent the pipe from being damaged?

A. It allows the hot pipe to expand.

B. It allows the steam to cool down faster.

C. It prevents the hot pipe from melting.

D. It prevents the steam from flowing too fast

5. A metal is represented in the diagram below. There are eight particles in
this piece of metal and the size of the box is related to its volume.

(a) Draw, in the space below how the metal would look like when it is
heated. The original size of the box is provide as dotted line.

(b) Explain how the density of the metal is affected when it is heated.
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6. Abby could not open the metal lid of a glass jar. She ran hot water over the
lid for some time. After that, Abby was able to open the lid.
(a) State the process that enabled Abby to open the metal lid.
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(b) The next time Abby tried to open the same lid, the lid was stuck. She
soaked the glass jar end in iced water. After some time, she tried to open the
lid. The lid was still stuck to the jar. Formulate a hypothesis to explain this.
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