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8I Heating and Cooling Multiple Choice Test

A hammer is picked up by the head (metal end) it feels cold. This is because a metals are colder than other materials B metals are good conductors and take heat energy from the hand c metals react with the skin to feel cold. When a burger bar a metal rod is used to test the temperature inside cooked food. (The food is then thrown away) Which energy saving improvement prevents heat loss by convection?

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8I Heating and Cooling Multiple Choice Test

A hammer is picked up by the head (metal end) it feels cold. This is because a metals are colder than other materials B metals are good conductors and take heat energy from the hand c metals react with the skin to feel cold. When a burger bar a metal rod is used to test the temperature inside cooked food. (The food is then thrown away) Which energy saving improvement prevents heat loss by convection?

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Chapter 3 Multiple choice test

Chapter 3 Energy and fuels


SoW ref 8l Heating and cooling

Name Class Teacher

There is only one correct answer to each question. Tick () the box next to the answer
that you think is right.

1 Which answer shows the correct units for energy and temperature?

Energy units Temperature


A degrees Celsius joules
B joules degrees Celsius
C joules watts
D watts degrees Celsius

A B C D

2 Which answer shows the correct temperatures?

Room temp. Body temp. Iced water Boiling water


A 0 °C 100 °C 0 °C 20 °C
B 20 °C 37 °C 0 °C 100 °C
C 37 °C 20 °C 20 °C 100 °C
D 100 °C 20 °C 0 °C 37 °C

A B C D

3 When a hammer is picked up by the head (metal end) it feels cold. This is because
A metals are colder than other materials
B metals are good conductors and take heat energy from the hand
C metals react with the skin to feel cold
D everything you touch feels cold

4 At a burger bar a metal rod is used to test the temperature inside cooked food. (The food
is then thrown away). What is the proper name for this metal rod?
A alcohol thermometer B bi-metallic strip
C pH meter D temperature probe

Hodder Science Assessment Pack © 2003 Hodder & Stoughton Educational


Chapter 3 Multiple choice test

5 Which answer best explains what happens to particles as their temperature rises?
A they break up B they decompose
C they fuse together D they move faster

6 When solids are heated they can expand slightly. This is because
A the gaps between the particles gets bigger
B more particles are made by the energy
C the particles swell up as they absorb energy
D the particles vibrate more and move apart

Questions 7–9 refer to the drawing of the house below.

7 Which energy saving improvement prevents heat loss by convection?


A cavity wall insulation B double glazing
C draught excluders D porch

8 Which two energy saving improvements prevent heat loss by conduction?


A double glazing and porch
B draught excluders and double glazing
C draught excluders and porch
D loft insulation and cavity wall insulation

9 Which answer best describes how cavity wall insulation works?


A it acts like a blanket and keeps the house warm
B it contains pockets of trapped air that are poor conductors
C it reflects back heat radiation
D it stops warm air escaping between the bricks

Hodder Science Assessment Pack © 2003 Hodder & Stoughton Educational


Chapter 3 Multiple choice test

10 Which graph represents a pure liquid turning into a solid as it cools?


A B

C D

11 Which answer describes how these energy transfer methods work?

Conduction Convection Radiation


energy passed to next fluid becomes less dense
A electromagnetic waves
particle when heated
energy passed to next fluid becomes less dense
B electromagnetic waves
particle when heated
energy passed to next fluid becomes less dense
C electromagnetic waves
particle when heated
fluid becomes less dense energy passed to next
D electromagnetic waves
when heated particle

A B C D

12 How does the heat of the sun reach the earth’s atmosphere?
A by conduction, convection and radiation
B by convection and radiation
C by conduction and convection
D by radiation only

Hodder Science Assessment Pack © 2003 Hodder & Stoughton Educational

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