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Exercise

Thermal propertes
Part A. Multiple Choice

Physics Grade 9

1. A student using an unmarked liquid-in-glass thermometer puts the bulb into melting ice, then into steam above boiling water and finally into seawater. Each time she waits until the liquid level is steady, and then marks the level, measured from the bulb are shown on the diagram What is the approximate temperature of sea-water ? a. 2oC c. 33oC b. 20oC d. 40oC

2. How can the sensitify of a liquid-in-glass thermometer be increased ? a. Use liquid which is a better conductor of heat b. Use a thinner-walled bulb c. Use a longer tube d. Use a tube with a narrower bore 3. The lengths of the mercury thread in the uniform tube above the bulb of a mercury thermometer are : 20 mm when the bulb is in melting ice 170 mm when the bulb is in the steam above boiling water 50 mm when the bulb is in liquid X What is the temperature of liquid X a. 20oC c. 30oC b. 25oC d. 33oC 4. Which of these is correct ? oC K a. -373 -100 b. -273 0 c. -123 150 d. 0 273 5. Mercury thermometer can be used to measure the boiling point of sea water because a. Mercury is denser than sea water b. Mercury expands more than sea water c. The boiling point of mercury is higher then that of sea water d. Mercury is opaque and silvery in color 6. A student observe the Brownian motion of smoke particles in air with a microscope. She sees moving points of light. These points of light come from a. Air particle only moving randomly b. Air particles only vibrating c. Smoke particle only moving randomly d. Smoke particles only vibrating
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7. Some gas is heated in a sealed container. Which of the following does not increase ? a. The force due to collision between the gas molecules and the container walls b. The number of collisions per second by the gas molecules on the container walls c. The average kinetic energy of gas molecule d. The average distance between gas molecules 8. A fixed mass of gas is heated while kept at constant volume. How do the properties of the molecules of the gas change ? Average speed number of collisions average distance with walls appart a. Increases increase unchanged b. Increases unchanged decreas c. Increases unchanged unchanged d. Unchanged increases increases 9. Heat capacity of A is greater than B. If 200 J of heat is supplied to both, which statement is correct ? a. The temperature of A and B increases equally b. The temperature increase of A is greater than B c. The temperature increase of B is greater than A d. More information is required for the analysis 10. Heat energy is supplied at the same rate to 100 gr of paraffin and 100 gr of water in similiar containers. The temperature of the paraffin rises faster. This is because the paraffin a. Is more dense than water b. Is less dense than water c. Evaporate less readly than water d. Has a smaller specific heat capacity than water 11. A student places his thumb frimly on the outlet of a bicycle pump, to stop the air coming out. A student places his thumb firmly on the outlet of a bicycle pump, to stop the air coming out.

What happens to the pressure and to the volume of the trapper air as the pump handle is pushed in ? Pressure Volume a. Decreases Decreases b. Decreases Remains the same c. Increases Decreases d. Increases Remains the same 12. The heat capacities of 1 kg of water and 3 kg of water are in the ratio a. 1 : 3 c. 3 : 1 b. 1 : 1 d. 1 : 1/3 13. Thermometer X is held above an ice cube and thermometer Y is held the same distance below the ice cube. After several minutes, the reading on one thermometer changes. The ice cube does not melt. Which termometer reading changes and why ?
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a. b. c. d.

thermometer X X Y Y

reason Cool air rises from the ice cube Warm air rises from the ice cube Cool air falls from the ice cube Warm air falls from the ice cube

14. The graph shows how the temperature of some wax changes as it cools from liquid to solid

At which labeled point would the wax be mixture of solid and liquid ? 15. Why do people feel cool if they do not dry themselves after swimming in the sea ? a. Water evaporates and causes cooling b. Water is a good conductor of heat c. Water prevents sunlight from reaching the skin d. Water insulates them from the warm air 16. The energy during change in phase is called a. Heat energy b. Latent heat energy c. Internal energy d. Chemical energy 17. A black plastic bag is filled with cold water and hung up in a sunny place. What causes the water temperature to rise ? a. Convection inside the black bag b. The black bag absorbing radiation c. The black bag acting as an insulator d. The black bag emitting radiation 18. In the process of convection, heat energy is transferred a. Electromagnetic radiation b. Because of the temperature difference in the solid\ c. Because the density difference in a fluid d. By the vibration of the molecules about a mean position 19. For infra-red radiation, shinny surface are a. Good absorbers and emitters b. Good absorbers but poor emitters c. Poor absorbers but good emitters d. Poor absorbers but poor emitters 20. Liquids and gasses are poor conductors because a. They have no free electrons b. The particles are too far apart c. They have no definite shape d. They easly diffuse into the air
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