The City School

Ravi Campus
Revision Topic: Heating And Cooling
1) The diagram shows the inside of a refrigerator.

When the refrigerator is first switched on, what happens to the air near the cooling unit?

2) What is the colour and what is the texture of a good absorber of infrared radiation?
A. black and shiny
B. black and dull
C. white and shiny
D. white and dull
3) A copper rod is heated at one end. Which statement describes how heat transfer occurs in the
copper?
A. Energetic copper molecules move from the cooler end to the hotter end.
B. Energetic copper molecules move from the hotter end to the cooler end.
C. Energetic free electrons move from the cooler end to the hotter end.
D. Energetic free electrons move from the hotter end to the cooler end.
4) Which heat transfer processes do not require a medium?
A. conduction only
B. convection only
C. radiation only
D. conduction and radiation
5) Which statement about the thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases is correct?
A. Liquids do not expand.
 B. Liquids expand more than gases but less than solids.
C. Liquids expand more than solids but less than gases.
D. Liquids expand the same amount as solids but less than gases
6) Thermal energy is used to turn water at 100 °C to steam at 100 °C. Which of the following
occurs?
1 The forces between the molecules decrease.
2 The speed of the molecules increases.
3 The separation of the molecules increases.
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
7) The diagram shows solar water panels on the roof of a house. The panels absorb energy from
the Sun to heat up the water in the metal pipes. Which row describes how energy is
transferred from the Sun and through the metal of the pipes?

8) Four beakers containing equal volumes of water at 10 C are placed outside in full sunshine
on a hot day. The four beakers are identical except for their surface colour and texture.
Which beaker will heat up the quickest?

9) A glass contains an iced drink on a warm and humid day. Water starts to form on the outside
of the glass. What is the name of the effect by which the water forms?
condensation
 conduction
convection
evaporation
10) One end of a copper bar is heated to a high temperature. Which mechanism is responsible for
the transfer of thermal energy to the other end of the copper bar?
A. the lattice vibrations of copper ions only
B. the lattice vibrations of copper ions and the movement of high energy electrons along the
bar
C. the movement of high energy copper ions along the bar
D. the movement of high energy electrons along the bar only

11) The diagram shows a convection current caused by a piece of ice placed in a beaker of water
at room temperature. Which row correctly compares the temperatures and densities at water
points P and Q?

12) The table gives some examples of convection and an explanation of why the convection
occurs. Which row is correct?
13) A metal cube contains boiling water. Each vertical face of the cube is painted a different
colour or has a different texture. Identical thermometers are held at equal distances from each
vertical face. Near which face does a thermometer read the greatest temperature?
A. dull black
B. dull white
C. shiny black
D. shiny white
Subjective Part:
Q1) An engineer makes a device that absorbs thermal energy from the Sun. The absorbed energy
heats water. In the device, cold water flows slowly from an upper tank, through a white plastic
pipe, to a lower tank. Energy from the Sun heats the water as it flows, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

The engineer measures the temperature of the water in each tank. State the name of the
instrument used for measuring temperature. ________________________
State the name of the process that transfers thermal energy from the Sun to the white plastic pipe.
___________________________
State the name of the process that transfers thermal energy through the plastic wall of the pipe to
the water inside the pipe.___________________________
The engineer wants to increase the thermal energy absorbed by the water in the pipe. Suggest
two improvements he can make to increase the thermal energy absorbed. In each case, explain
why the suggestion increases the thermal energy absorbed.
improvement 1:
Explanation:

Improvement 2:

Explanation:

Q2)

i. What is happening to the average kinetic energy of the molecules in the sample during
section 2? ______________________________
ii. As a substance goes through section (2), what happens to the distance between the
particles? ___________________________________
iii. What is the name of the process happening during section (4)? __________________
iv. What is the melting point of this substance? _____________
v. At what temperature would this sample finish boiling? __________________
vi. When this substance is melting, the temperature of the ice-water mixture remains
constant
because: _____________________________________________________________

Q3) Examine the bimetallic thermostat shown below. Will it break the contact when the
temperature is cold or when it is hot? Is it therefore used to keep the temperature
hot (like in an oven) or cold (like in a refrigerator)?
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Q4) Some students are doing a heating experiment. They are recording the temperature
of water.

a) What is the boiling point of water? ______________________

b) Complete this sentence:
Energy flows from the Bunsen burner flame to the water because there
is a _______________________________________________

Q5) A steel saucepan has a wooden handle.

a) Why would it not be sensible to use a metal handle?
__________________________________________________________________
b) What property of wood makes it a good choice for the handle?
__________________________________________________________________
c) Suggest another material that could be used to make the handle.
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Q6) In an experiment, the apparatus was set up as shown in the diagram. /4
a) What would happen to the air in the flask as it was heated ?
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b) The flask was heated gently. What would you see in the water?
____________________________________________________________
c) What would happen to the air in the flask as it cooled?

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d) What would happen to the water in the beaker as the flask cooled?

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Q7) Sketch the diagram below. Add to it to show the convection currents
 in air that you would expect around a bonfire.

Q8a) Below is a diagram of an electric kettle.

Which parts of the electric kettle are made of good insulators of heat? Why are they made of
such materials?
 ________________________________________________________________________

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 Explain why the heating element is located at the bottom of the kettle.
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 In the event of a fire, it is safest to crawl near the floor.

How does your knowledge of heat transfer help to explain this?
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 Explain why the freezer compartment is often located at the top of a

refrigerator.
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Q9) A student conducted an experiment to investigate the expansion/contraction of two

dissimilar
metals riveted together. The results obtained are shown in the diagram below.

Explain what is happening to the strip in b) and c) respectively, suggesting the names of the
two metals that may have been welded together.

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Answer Of Question 9

Q7) In figure b, the brass which is on the lower side of the strip, contracts more at low
temperatures (1 Mark).
This causes the strip to bend downward (1 Mark).
In figure c, the brass which is also on the lower side of the strip, expands more when heated (1
Mark). This causes the strip to bend upward (1 Mark).
Q) State TWO features of the bimetallic strip used in thermostats that make it suitable to
complete the circuit in electrical devices.Capable of conducting electricity since it is comprised
of metals
b) Has two metals that respond to the same temperature by expanding/contracting by different
amounts