Question 1:

For the following questions, chose the best answer (15 Marks)

1- Which of the following substances has the lowest density:

a. Solid b. Liquid c. Gas

2- 1000 C is the ………………………………… at which water boils.

a. Energy b. Celsius c. Temperature

3- 25 000 J is the amount of …………………………… needed to make cold water warmer.

a. Matter b. Energy c. Temperature

4- The apparatus used to measure temperature is ………………………………

a. Thermometer b. joule meter c. volt meter

5- …………………………… is an example of cooling by evaporation

a. Evaporation b. sweat c. Cooling

6- …………………………… energy is always dissipated and cannot be used.

a. Kinetic b. Heat c. Wasted

7- Heat is always transferred from……………………………………………..

a. Hot to cold b. bottom to top c. top to bottom

8- Good heat ……………………………………… are poor insulators.

a. Insulators b. Objects c. Conductors

9- ………………………works best in solid as the particles are close together.

a. Conduction b. Convection c. Radiation

10- Liquids and gas are called ……………………………… because their particles are more free to flow and

vibrate more as opposed to solids.

a. Solids b. Fluids c. Conductors

Question 2:

Fill in the blanks with the best word to complete the sentence. (15 Marks)

1) 220 C is often described as room …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2) The unit for temperature is ……………………………………………… while for energy we use ……………………………………

3) Energy can never be …………………………………… or ……………………………………but always …………………………………… into

different forms of energy. This is called the principle of energy ………………………………………………………………

4) Heat is transferred by ………………………………….. , ……………………………………….. Or ………………………………………………….

5) when a liquid is heated, the particles at the …………………………………… gains more energy and they start to
vibrate more and take up more space and become less ……………………….. and rise to the ……………………………
of the liquid where the ………………………… particles go down to be heated. This movement is known as the
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Question 3: Explain the following phenomena, use scientific language to your best. (20 Marks)
1. Although big ships are made of metals and they are heavy, they float easily.
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2. When there is an electric heater at the front of the room and you're seated at the back of the
room, you can still feel the heat of the electric heater.
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3. Most thermoses are made with a shiny bottle inside another hollow bottle.
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4. Convection happens in gases and liquids but not solids.
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5. Houses in hot countries are often painted white.
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6. Clothing made from wool can keep us warmer in cold weather.
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7. Perfumes evaporate faster than water. Why would perfume feel colder on the skin at the same
temperature as water?
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8. Why would seat not cool the skin in conditions of high humidity?
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9. The handles of cooking pans are often made of wood or plastic.
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10. During a visit to a ski slope, Sofia told Zara that her gloves keep the cold away from her hand.
Zara told her she was wrong. Explain Zara's point
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Question 4: (10 Marks)

1) The following table shows the densities of different types of plastic as compared to (water of

density = 1.0 g/cm3 and engine oil with density of 0.92 g/cm 3)

Type of plastic Polyethylene Polypropylene Cellulose acetate Polyvinyl Chloride

Density 0.91 0.94 1.28 1.38

From the table above, which type of plastic will:

a) Float in both liquids. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Sink in engine oil but float in water ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c) Sink in both liquids ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2) Marcus has a model boat with a volume of 250 cm3. Calculate the maximum mass of this boat

that will float. (density of water is 1.0 g/cm3)

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3) A motorcycle engine uses 2400 J of chemical energy in fuel. The thermal energy changed is

1000 J and the sound energy changed is 600 J. the remaining energy is changed into kinetic

energy for movement. Find how much energy has been changed into kinetic energy?

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Question 5: solve the following problems carefully. Show all your workings (20 Marks)

1) A block of aluminum has a volume of 5.0 2) The toy car in the picture below has a

cm3and a mass of 13.5 g. calculate its mass of 84 g. find its density.

density.

3) An electric lamp takes in 1000 J of 4) A solid cube of copper has sides of

electrical energy. The lamp wastes 850 J of length 2.0 cm

energy. Find the quantity of useful energy a) Find its volume

changed by the lamp?

b) If the cube has a mass of 71.2 g

find its density?

5) A car engine changes chemical energy into

kinetic and thermal energy. A total of

3500J of kinetic and thermal energy is

changed. Find the amount of chemical

energy supplied to the engine?

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