First Term Assignment 2025-26 Class VII Subject: Physics
PHYSICS
CHAPTER 4- HEAT AND ITS EFFECTS
I. Choose the correct option:
1. What is the SI unit of temperature?
a) Fahrenheit
b) Celsius
c) Kelvin
d) Joule
2. The device used to measure the degree of coldness or hotness of an object is:
a) manometer
b) thermometer
c) barometer
d) anemometer
3. Which thermometer is used to measure temperature of different things and places?
a) Laboratory thermometer
b) Clinical thermometer
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
4. Heat is a form of:
a) matter
b) energy
c) force
d) work
5. The process by which heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement
of the particles is called:
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Evaporation
6. The inside walls of a thermos flask are silvered because:
a) silver makes the flask look attractive
b) silver reduces the heat loss due to conduction
c) silver reflects heat radiation
d) silver is a poor conductor of heat
7. Which method of heat transfer does not require a medium?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Both a and b
8. The heat transfer in liquids and gases mainly takes place by:
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Absorption
9. Cooking utensils are often made of metal with wooden handles. The reason for this could be that:
a) wood is a good conductor of heat
b) wood is a poor conductor of heat
c) wooden handles look attractive
d) wood is heavier than metal
[Link] we stand near a fire, we feel warm due to:
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
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First Term Assignment 2025-26 Class VII Subject: Physics
d) Condensation
11. Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by convection?
a) Heating a metal rod
b) Boiling water in a pot
c) Sun warming the Earth
d) Ironing clothes
12. What is the freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
a) 0°F
b) 32°F
c) 100°F
d) 212°F
II Name the following:
1. The process by which heat is transferred through fluids.
2. The liquid commonly used in clinical thermometers.
3. The phenomenon involved in the formation of land and sea breeze.
4. Mode of heat transfer that takes place in the form of electromagnetic waves.
5. The scale of temperature where water freezes at 0 degrees
6. The type of thermometer used for measuring human body temperature.
III. Answer the following: -
[Link] do metal objects feel colder than wooden objects at the same temperature?
2. Explain why desert sand is very hot during the day and very cold at night.
3. Why does the mercury in a clinical thermometer not fall or rise when taken out of the mouth?
4. Why are gaps left between railway tracks?
5. A temperature of 25°C is recorded on a summer day. What is the temperature in °F?
6. Differentiate between sea breeze and land breeze.
7. How does a thermos flask maintain the temperature of liquid kept in it?
8. A thermometer shows 102°F. What is the temperature in degree celsius?
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