Formative Assessment

Term 1/ 1st Semester / Year 2019-2020

SECONDARY 2
Subject: PHYSICS
Topic: Thermal Properties of Matter
NAME: _______________________________________ CLASS: __________ DATE: ___________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Answer the following questions by choosing the best answer from the
choices given. (@2)
1. ( ) 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?

2. ( ) The diagram shows a beaker of water. Four molecules are labelled. The relative amount of
energy of each molecule is shown. Which molecule is most likely to escape from the liquid?

3. ( ) The diagram shows four labelled changes of state between solid, liquid and gas.

Which changes need energy input?

A. P and Q C. R and S
B. Q and R D. S and P

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 4. ( ) A swimmer feels cold after leaving warm water on a warm, windy day. Why does she feel cold
even though the air is warm?
A. The less energetic water molecules on her skin escape quickly.
B. The more energetic water molecules on her skin do not escape quickly.
C. The water on her skin does not evaporate quickly enough to keep her warm.
D. The water on her skin evaporates quickly and cools her skin.
5. ( ) Equal masses of two different liquids are heated using the same heater. The graph shows how
the temperature of each liquid changes with time.

What does the graph tell us about the liquids?

A. Liquid 1 has a higher melting point than liquid 2.
B. Liquid 1 has a higher boiling point than liquid 2.
C. Liquid 1 starts to melt sooner than liquid 2.
D. Liquid 1 starts to boil sooner than liquid 2.
II. TRUE or FALSE (@1)
1. ( ) The internal potential energy depends on temperature
2. ( ) The higher temperature, the lower kinetic energy
3. ( ) Latent heat of fusion is the energy that changes the states of a substance from solid to liquid
without changing the temperature
4. ( ) Boiling is the process to change liquid state to gaseous state
5. ( ) Evaporation happens in certain temperature

III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIOS

1. Water’s boiling point is 100 °C with specific heat capacity of 4.2 J/g•°C while alcohol is 78.37°C
with specific heat capacity of 2.4 J/g•°C. This is why water takes longer time to boil than alcohol.
a. What do you mean by specific heat capacity? (2)
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b. What does boiling point mean? (2)
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 c. How much alcohol is needed if 420 J of energy is used to change its temperature from 30°C to
55 °C? (5)

2. Water freeze and ice melts at 0°C. It is called freezing point and melting point. The heat latent of
fusion for water at 0°C is 334 J. Water boils and water vapor condense at 100°C. The heat latent of
vaporization for 100°C of water is 2230 J.
a. What does freezing point mean? (2)
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b. Differentiate heat latent of fusion from heat latent of vaporization (3) ______________________
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c. What is the specific heat of vaporization of water if 3200J of energy is released after condensing
50g of water vapor without change in temperature? (5)

3. Vaporization is when a liquid turns to vapor. It includes two processes: boiling and evaporation.
a. Cite four differences between boiling and evaporation. (4)
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b. Give at least four factors that affect the rate of evaporation. (2)
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