INDIAN SCHOOL AL WADI AL KABIR
DEPARTMENT: SCIENCE
Class: VII DATE: 16.05.2023
2023-24
WORKSHEET NO: 2
NOTE: A4 FILE
WITH ANSWERS TOPIC: HEAT
FORMAT
NAME OF THE STUDENT: CLASS & SEC: ROLL NO.
I. OBJECTIVE-TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Name the device which is used to measure the hotness or coldness of an object:
(a) Thermometer
(b) Barometer
(c) Manometer
(d) Picometer
2. What is a normal temperature of a healthy person?
(a) 370F
(b) 37 K
(c) 370 C
(d) None of these
3. Heat always flows from -
(a) From a colder object to a hotter object.
(b) From a hotter object to a colder object.
(c) In both directions.
(d) Heat never flows from one object to another.
4. Conduction is the method of transfer of heat in -
(a) Gases
(b) Vacuum
(c) Liquid
(d) Solid
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5. Heat from the sun reaches us by -
(a) Radiation
(b) Conduction
(c) Convection
(d) All of these
6. At the campsite there are tents of three shades. One is made of black fabric and the other is white
fabric and one is a black-and-white combination. Which will you prefer for resting on a hot
summer afternoon -
(a) Black fabric
(b) White fabric
(c) Combination of both
(d) None of the above
For the following questions, two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the
other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (i), (ii),
(iii), and (iv) as given below
i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
iii) A is true but R is false.
iv) A is false but R is true
7. Assertion (A): Woollen clothes keep the body warm in winter.
Reason (R): There is air trapped in between woollen fibres and air is a bad conductor of heat.
i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
8. Assertion (A): The temperature of boiling water can be measured by a clinical thermometer.
Reason (R): The range of a clinical thermometer is from 35˚C to 42˚C.
iv) A is false but R is true.
9. Assertion (A): All hot bodies radiate heat.
Reason (R): When heat falls on an object, a part of it is reflected, a part is absorbed and a
part may be transmitted.
ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
10. Assertion (A): The materials which allow heat to pass through them easily are conductors of
heat.
Reason (R): Aluminum is a poor conductor of heat.
iii) A is true but R is false.
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II. VERY SHORT QUESTIONS (2M):
1. Using two thin blankets rather than one thick blanket is preferred. Explain. [Hint: The two thin
blankets joined together will have a layer of air trapped in between them. Air doesn’t
allow our body heat to escape to the cold surroundings and hence keep us warm.]
2. Some pins are stuck to a metal rod with wax and a lighted candle is kept below the rod as shown
in the diagram below:
Which one of the pins will fall off the metal rod first? Give reason.
[Hint: The pin ‘P’ nearest to the flame falls first because heat is transferred
from the hot end of the metal rod to its colder end by the process of conduction.]
3. A few sharp jerks are given to a clinical thermometer before using it. Why is it done so?
[Hint: Jerks are given to a clinical thermometer before using it to settle down the
mercury level below normal temperature so that the measurement taken is accurate.]
4. The handle of a pressure cooker is covered with thick plastic. Explain why.
[Hint: Plastic is a bad conductor of heat due to which the heat from the cooker does not
flow to its handle and we can hold it easily].
5. What are the conditions necessary for heat to be conducted?
[Hint: Two bodies should be in solid state, they should be in direct contact with each other
and their temperatures should be different.]
6. How does the heat travel in the air?
[Hint: Heat travels in the air by convection. The air molecules near the heat source get
heated, become lighter, and rise. The air from the sides comes in to take its place. In this
way the air gets heated.]
7. In a mercury thermometer, the level of mercury rises when its bulb comes in contact with a hot
object. Give reason.
[Hint: As the temperature increases, expansion in mercury takes place which leads to a
rise in the level of mercury in the thermometer.]
8. Mention any two examples of insulators as well as conductors. [Hint: Copper and Aluminium
are the examples of conductors which allow heat to pass through them. While wood and
plastic are examples of insulators which do not allow heat to pass through them.]
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III. SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3M):
1. Observe the figure given below, identify A, B and C and explain each of them.
[Hint: A – CONDUCTION – The process by which heat is transferred from the hotter end
to the colder end of an object without actual movement of particles.
B – CONVECTION – The method in which heat is transferred by the actual movement of
the particles of a substance.
C – RADIATION – It is a process of heat transfer which does not require any material
medium.]
2. Write any two applications of convection and radiation in daily life.
[Hint: Convection – i) Room heater warms the air near the floor. When the warm air rises
up, the cool air sinks to the floor which results in effective heating of the room. ii) Exhaust
fans are fitted near the ceiling for hot air to escape.
Radiation – i) In cold and hilly areas, the outer walls and roofs are usually painted dark
to keep the houses warm, ii) In factories, the roofs are painted shiny silver to reduce the
loss of heat in winter and increase the radiation of heat in summers.]
3. What is meant by heat transfer? Explain.
[Hint: The flow of heat from one object to another with or without a medium is called the
transfer of heat. Heat always flows from a body at a higher temperature to another body
at a lower temperature. The flow of heat stops when the temperature of both bodies
becomes equal. Transfer of heat takes place through the methods of conduction,
convection and radiation.]
IV. LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5M):
1. What are the precautions to be taken while using a clinical thermometer and a
laboratory thermometer?
[Hint: Clinical thermometer –
i) Thermometer should be washed before and after use, preferably with an antiseptic
solution.
ii) Ensure that the mercury level is below 35˚C.
iii) Our eyes should be at the level of mercury while reading the temperature.
iv) Handle the thermometer with care. If it hits some hard object, it can break.
v) Do not hold the thermometer by the bulb while reading it.
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Laboratory thermometer-
i) Handle the thermometer with care. If it hits some hard object, it can break.
ii) Should be kept upright not tilted.
iii) Bulb should be surrounded from all sides by the substance of which the temperature
is to be measured. The bulb should not touch the surface of the container.]
2. Explain the differences between sea breeze and land -breeze with the help of labelled
diagrams.
SEA BREEZE LAND BREEZE
[Hint: SEA BREEZE - During the day, the land heats up much faster than seawater.
So, the air above the land becomes hotter and rises up. The cool air above the sea surface
moves towards land to fill the space. This flow of air from the sea towards the land is called
sea breeze.
LAND BREEZE – The land cools much faster at night than the seawater. So, the air above
the land surface is cooler than the air over the sea. The warm air above the sea surface
rises up. The cool air from the land moves towards the sea. This flow of air from land
towards the sea is called land breeze.]
3. Describe different types of thermometers.
[Hint: i) Clinical thermometer
The thermometer that measures our body temperature is called a clinical
thermometer. It consists of a long, narrow, uniform glass tube. It has a bulb at
one end which contains mercury. A clinical thermometer reads the temperature
from 35˚C to 42˚C.
ii) Digital thermometer
Digital thermometers are preferred over clinical thermometers nowadays
due to the high toxicity of the mercury present in clinical thermometers and
difficulty in its disposal in cases when the thermometer breaks, digital
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thermometers are manufactured that can measure the accurate temperature
without the use of mercury.
iii) Laboratory thermometer
A laboratory thermometer is used to measure the temperature of things other
than the human body. The range of a laboratory thermometer is generally from
-10˚C to 110˚C.
iv) Maximum-minimum thermometer
The daily maximum and minimum temperatures reported in weather reports,
are all measured by a thermometer known as the Maximum-minimum
thermometer.]
V. SOURCE-BASED/ CASE STUDY-BASED QUESTIONS
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Some things feel hot when touched while others feel cold. So, our sense of touch tells us whether
a thing is hot or cold. But does it always give us accurate results? A reliable measure of the hotness
of an object is its temperature. Temperature is measured by a device called a thermometer. The
thermometer used to measure human body temperature is known as clinical thermometer. A
clinical thermometer is made up of a long and narrow glass tube. It has a special feature called a
kink just above the mercury bulb. This kink prevents immediate backflow of the mercury from the
tube to the bulb, thus allowing us to read the temperature conveniently. The normal body
temperature of a healthy person is 370C or 98.60 F.
i) Define temperature? [Hint- A reliable measure of the hotness of an object is its temperature.]
ii) What is a clinical thermometer? [Hint- The thermometer used to measure human body
temperature is known as a clinical thermometer.]
iii) What is the normal temperature of the human body? [Hint: The normal temperature of the
human body is 37 ˚C.]
iv) What is the use of kink in a clinical thermometer? [Hint: Kink prevents immediate backflow
of mercury from the tube to the bulb, thus it allows us to read the temperature conveniently.]
Prepared by Checked by:
Mrs. Preeti Nambiar HOD – SCIENCE & FRENCH
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