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Radiation
matter? d. Insulation
a. Molecules 10. Which color reflects more heat and which
b. Ions color absorbs more heat? a. White reflects
c. Atoms more; black absorbs more
d. All of the above b. Black reflects more; white absorbs more
2. Which materials are good conductors of heat? c. Red reflects more; green absorbs more
a. Wood, rubber, plastic d. Blue reflects more; yellow absorbs more
b. Iron, steel, copper 11. Why do firefighters wear clothes made of
c. Wool, fur, feathers fiberglass? a. To conduct heat
d. Aluminum, glass, paper b. To insulate against heat
3. Why are handles of pots and pans made of c. To reflect heat
wood or plastic? d. To absorb heat
a. To conduct heat efficiently 12. What instrument is used to measure the
b. To insulate against heat temperature of a body? a. Barometer
c. To cool down the surface b. Hydrometer
d. To prevent rusting c. Thermometer
4. How does heat travel through solids by d. Spectrometer
conduction? a. Jumping of particles Answer: c. Thermometer
b. Convection currents 13. Which scale is most commonly used for
c. Vibration of particles measuring temperature? a. Celsius
d. Radiation from one end to another b. Fahrenheit
5. Which method of heat transfer occurs in fluids c. Kelvin
due to the movement of the fluid itself? a. d. Rankine
Conduction 14. What is the lowest possible temperature on
b. Convection the Kelvin scale? a. 0 K
c. Radiation b. -273 K
d. Insulation c. 100 K
6. What is the name of the upward currents of d. 273 K
warm air that rise by convection? a. 15. Which thermometer contains mercury and is
Conduction currents used to measure body temperature? a.
b. Thermal currents Maximum and minimum thermometer
c. Radiation currents b. Digital thermometer
d. Convectional currents c. Mercury thermometer
7. What causes a sea breeze during the daytime? d. Alcohol thermometer
a. Cool air from the land rushing towards the 16. Which thermometer is used to record the
sea maximum and minimum temperatures of a
b. Warm air from the sea rising and expanding place? a. Digital thermometer
c. Cool air above the sea moving towards the b. Clinical thermometer
land c. Maximum and minimum thermometer
d. Warm air above the land sinking and d. Alcohol thermometer
contracting 17. What type of thermometer is easy to read due
to its digital display? a. Mercury thermometer
b. Maximum and minimum thermometer
8. What is the reverse of a sea breeze that occurs c. Alcohol thermometer
at night? a. Sea breeze d. Digital thermometer
b. Land breeze 18. Why are mercury or alcohol thermometers not
c. Thermal breeze suitable for measuring high temperatures
d. Convectional breeze inside a furnace? a. They are expensive
9. What is the particular way in which energy b. They cannot measure high temperatures
travels without a medium? a. Conduction c. They cannot get close to the scale
b. Convection d. They are difficult to use
21. What is absolute zero on the Kelvin scale? a. 0
K
b. -273 K
c. 100 K
d. 273 K
22. What is the purpose of a thermos flask in
preventing heat transfer? a. To increase
conduction
b. To enhance convection
c. To reduce radiation
d. To amplify insulation
23. Which material is used as an insulator in a
thermos flask? a. Glass
b. Metal
c. Cork
d. Plastic
24. What is the degree of hotness or coldness of a
body called? a. Heat index
b. Temperature
c. Thermal energy
d. Heat capacity
25. When a body is heated, what happens to its
molecules? a. They slow down
b. They stop moving
c. They vibrate and move faster
d. They condense
26. What explains the change of state in a
substance from solid to liquid and liquid to
gas? a. Conduction
b. Convection
c. Radiation
d. Movement and vibration of molecules
27. In the activity "How does hot air move?" with
a plastic bag and a candle, what happens to
the plastic bag over time? a. It contracts
b. It expands
c. It remains unchanged
d. It catches fire
28. In the activity "Convection in liquids" with red
ink in a beaker of cold water, what happens to
the red ink when heated? a. It rises and
spreads outwards
b. It sinks to the bottom
c. It evaporates
d. It remains unchanged
29. In the activity "Transfer of heat by radiation"
with a table lamp and a thermometer, what
happens to the temperature after turning the
light on for three minutes? a. It decreases
b. It remains the same
c. It increases
d. It depends on the color of the thermometer