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P aper!: chose the best answ er:

1. A person holds a glass beaker in one hand and fills it quickly w ith hot w ater. It takes several
S econds before his hand starts to feel the heat. W hy is there this delay?
A. G lass is a poor conductor of heat.
B. G lass is a good conductor of heat.
C. W ater is a poor conductor of heat.
D. W ater is a good conductor of heat.

2. T he diagram show s a heater used to heat a tank of cold w ater.

W hat is the m ain process by w hich heat m oves through the w ater? w e te : --".,.....

A. conduction
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B. convection
C. evaporation GFEDCBA
D. radiation

3. A n experim ent is set up to find out w hich m etal is the best conductor of heat. B alls are stuck w i th
W ax to rods m ade from different m etals, as show n in diagram X . T he rods are heated at one end. S om e of the balls. t a ll
off, leaving som e as show n in diagram Y . W hich labeled m etal is the best conductor of heat?

diagram X diagm m Y

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4. A n iron bar is held w ith one end in a fire. T he other end soon becom es too hot to hold. H ow has the heat travelled
along the iron bar?
A. by conduction
B. by convection
C. by expansion
D. by radiation
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5. H ow could a convection current be set up in the w ater? .w a te r

A. cool the w ater at X

B. cool the w ater at Y
C. stir the w ater at X
D. stir the w ater at Y

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6. T w o plastic cups are placed one inside the other. H ot w ater is poured into ----" '::;...
the inner cup and a lid is put on top as show n. W hich statem ent is correct? -> s m a ll s p a c e r

A . H eat loss by radiation is prevented by the sm all air gap. ,,;:y --~ s m a ll O Ir g a p
B . N o heat passes through the sides of either cup.
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C . T he bench is heated by convection from the bottom of the outer cup.
D . T he lid is used to reduce heat loss by convection.

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7. B read can be cooked by placing it below , \

but not touching, a heating elem ent. W hich

process transfers therm al energy from the
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heating elem ent to the bread?

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A . C onduction B . C onvection
C . Insulation D . R adiation
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8. H ot liquid in a vacuum flask cools extrem ely slow ly. T his is because som e m ethods of heat transfer cannot take
place in a vacuum . W hich m ethods cannot take place in a vacuum ?
A . conduction and convection only
B . conduction and radiation only
C . convection and radiation only
D. conduction, convection and radiation

9. A heater is placed in a room . W hich diagram show s the m ovem ent of air as the room is heated?

A B

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10. H ow does therm al energy (heat energy) travel through the vacuum betw een the E arth and the S un?
A. by conduction
B. by convection
C. by radiation GFEDCBA
D. by radioactive decay

P aper2:
A n electric soldering iron is used to m elt solder, for joining w ires in an electric circuit. A soldering iron i~;show n in
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S older is a m etal w hich m elts easily. T he heater coil inside the m etal cylinder heats the copper tip.
a. i . S uggest w hy the tip is m ade of copper .

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ii, S uggest w hy the handle is m ade of plastic.

b. T he heater coil is sw itched on. W hen the tip is put in contact w ith the solder, som e of the heat is used to m elt the
solder.
i. S tate the process by w hich the heat is transferred from the copper tip to the solder.

ii. B y w hich process or processes is the rest of the heat transferred to the surroundings?
U nderline any of the follow ing (you m ay underline as m any as you think are correct).

C onduction convection evaporation radiation

c. A short tim e after sw itching on the soldering iron, it reaches a steady tem perature, even though the heater coil is
constantly generating heat. T he soldering iron is rated at 40 W .
W hat is the rate at w hich heat is being lost from the soldering iron? U nderline one answ er

G reater than 40 W . E qual to 40 W L ess than 40 W