Y4 Science Quiz 2 Term 4

Topics:

1. Heat Gain and Heat Loss

2. Effect of Heat Gain and Heat Loss on Matter
3. Expansion and contraction of Matter: Solid

A. For each question from 1 to 10, four options are given. One of them is the
correct answer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Write the number of the
correct answer in the brackets provided.

1. Heat always flows ___________.

(1) from a hotter place to a colder place
(2) from a colder place to a hotter place
(3) between two places with the same temperatures
(4) from the surroundings ( )

2. An increase in temperature can cause a matter to undergo _________.

(1) contraction
(2) expansion
(3) radiation
(4) conversion ( )

3. A decrease in temperature can cause a matter to undergo _________.

(1) contraction
(2) expansion
(3) radiation
(4) conversion ( )

4. When an ice cube turns to water, it has changed its state from
____________ to ___________.
(1) solid, liquid
(2) solid, gas
(3) liquid, gas
(4) liquid, solid ( )
5. Rita left her house keys in her car which was parked underneath the sun.
After she returned to take her keys, she found that they were unable to
fit into the keyhole. Why is this so?
(1) The key that she used was damaged by the heat.
(2) The lock was damaged by the heat.
(3) The keyhole had contracted.
(4) The heat from the sun had caused the keys to expand.
( )

6. Sam got an ice cream from her mom. The ice cream melts under the sun
because the ice cream ______________.
(1) gains heat from the sun
(2) loses heat to the sun
(3) cannot withstand the heat from the sun
(4) produce too much heat ( )

7. When we gain heat from the surroundings, we feel __________.

(1) warm
(2) cold
(3) bad
(4) sick ( )

8. The spoon placed in a cup of boiling water becomes hot after sometime
because ___________________.
(1) the spoon loses heat to the hot water
(2) heat flows from the spoon to the water
(3) the spoon gains heat from the hot water
(4) heat flow from the surrounding to the spoon
( )

9. When an object ___________heat, temperature will ___________.

(1) gain, decrease
(2) gain, increase
(3) gain, remain the same
(4) loss, increase ( )
10. When an object expands, it will ______________.
(1) take up less space
(2) take up more space
(3) become heavier
(4) become lighter ( )

B. Answer the following questions.

Identify the object if it gained heat or loss heat.

11. Ice cubes melting.

_____________________

12. A re-heated pizza.

_____________________

13. A mango smoothie from a cooler into the freezer.

14. A hot tea left for 10 minutes on the table.

_____________________________
15. A burning wood.

______________________

C. Answer the question.

16. The lid of a jam is stuck. What is one way we can use heat to separate
the lid from the bottle?
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