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HEAT MCQs

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Question 31. (i) What do you mean by heat?
(ii) How is the temperature of an object measured?

(iii) Why conduction is possible only in solids?
 [5 MARKS]
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(i) Heat : 2 Marks
(ii)How is it measured : 1 Mark
(iii) Explanation : 2 Marks
(i) Heat is a form of energy which flows from a hot body to a cold body.
(ii) A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a substance.
(iii)
In solids, generally, the heat is transferred by the process of conduction because particles of solids are closely packed and heat is transferred from the hotter end to the colder end of an object.
Question 32. How is a clinical thermometer different from a laboratory thermometer? [3 MARKS]
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Clinical Thermometer: 1.5 Marks
Laboratory Thermometer: 1.5 Marks
The clinical thermometer is used to measure the temperature of human body. Hence, its use is limited for temperatures around 37 degrees Celcius. These thermometers thus have a range of 35 C to 42 C. It gives a more accurate measurement. It also has a kink, which holds the reading of mercury even when its taken away from contact.
Laboratory thermometers can be used to measure a variety of substances. These substances can be very hot or even very cold. For such reasons, it has a relatively broader area of measurement. These thermometers also do not have any kink, hence, the temperature is measured while the thermometer is still in contact.
Th range of laboratory thermometers is -10 C to 110 C.
Question 33. Why do we wear dark coloured clothes in winter? Why do we wear light coloured clothes in summer? How do woollen clothes keep us warm during winter? [3 MARKS]
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Reasons:1 Mark each
Woollen clothes: 1 Mark
Dark coloured clothes absorb more heat so we feel comfortable in dark colouredclothes in winter.
We wear light colouredclothes in summer because they reflect most of the heat that falls on them.
Woollen clothes keep us warm during winters because they are poor conductors of heat. They trap our body heat, thus keeping us warm.
Question 34. Electrical wires stretch and sag during summer, because it expands on heating.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Radiation
  4.    Can't be determined
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Answer: Option A. -> True
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A
Metals expand on heating. Electrical wires being made of metals become warmer and expand in both length and diameter. That is why they sag. In winters, they are cooler and hence they shrink.
Question 35. Which among the following is the fastest mode of heat transfer?
  1.    Conduction
  2.    Convection
  3.    Radiation
  4.    Can't be determined
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Answer: Option C. -> Radiation
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C
Out of all the modes of heat transfer, radiation is the fastest. This is because, it does not require any medium and it travels in the form of waves.
Question 36. How will a person take the reading of a fluid kept in a container with a laboratory thermometer?
  1.    By touching the thermometer to the base of the container from outside.
  2.    By touching the thermometer to the sides of the container from outside.
  3.    By placing the thermometer in the liquid such that it does not touch the base or the side of the container.
  4.    By placing the thermometer above the surface of the fluid.
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Answer: Option C. -> By placing the thermometer in the liquid such that it does not touch the base or the side of the container.
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C
A kink is not present in laboratory thermometer. Therefore, the reading should be taken when the thermometer is immersed in the fluid. The thermometer should not touch the sides or the base of the container as the container may not have the same temperature as the fluid (especially if the container is not a very good conductor of heat). Thus, keeping the thermometer in touch with the container may give an inaccurate reading.
Question 37. Wool is ___.
  1.    a conductor of heat
  2.    an insulator of heat
  3.    made of cellulose
  4.    lustrous in appearence
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Answer: Option B. -> an insulator of heat
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B
Wool contains a lot of air trapped between its fibres. This trapped air does not allow heat to pass from our body into the surrounding thereby keeping the person wearing it warm. Hence, it is an insulator of heat and we can wear woolen clothes in winter.
Question 38. Which of the following is not a mode of heat transfer? 
  1.    Conduction
  2.    Convection
  3.    Radiation
  4.    Reflection
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Answer: Option D. -> Reflection
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D
There are three modes of heat transfer: conduction,convectionand radiation. Any energy exchange between bodies occurs through one of these modes or a combination of them. Conduction is the transfer of heat by physical contact.Convectionuses the movement of fluids to transfer heat.Heat radiationis the transfer of heatenergy through electromagnetic waves. Radiation doesn't require any medium.
Reflection means bouncing of light wave when it strikes an object. It is not a mode of heat transfer.
Question 39. One should read the thermometer by keeping the level of mercury along the line of sight, in order to avoid ________.
  1.    damage to our eyes
  2.    reading the wrong value
  3.    tilting of our head
  4.    fall of mercury level
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Answer: Option B. -> reading the wrong value
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B
When a person does not read the thermometer by keeping the level of mercury along sight, there is a high possibility for him to observe a wrong value. To avoid this error, it is always advised to record thermometer measurements while keeping the mercury level straight at the eye level.
One Should Read The Thermometer By Keeping The Level Of Merc...
Question 40. The range of clinical thermometers is
  1.    50∘C−100∘C
  2.    −10∘C−110∘C
  3.    35∘F−42∘F
  4.    35∘C−42∘C
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Answer: Option D. -> 35∘C−42∘C
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D
A clinical thermometeris used to measurebody temperature. Itindicates temperatures from a minimum of 35C or 94F to a maximum of 42C or 108F.

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