1. Draw a line to match the definition of the words.

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Materials which do not allow heat to flow through easily.

temperature

Materials which allow heat to flow through easily.

heat

An instrument used to measure temperature.

thermometer

A form of energy that makes things hot.

conductor

A measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of an object.

insulator

2. Using the Celsius scale, at what temperature does water boil at normal pressure? [1]

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3. What will happen to ice cube if you heat it? [1]

4. When an object gains heat, its temperature .[1]

5. When an object loses heat, its temperature .[1]
6. Railways tracks and bridges have gaps between them to deal with expansion on
days. [1]
7. What is the freezing point of water in Celsius degrees? . [1]

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 8. Name three sources of heat. [2]
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________

9. Identify the heat transfer in the situations below. Write CONDUCTION, CONVECTION or
RADIATION on the space provided. [7]

a. What type of heat transfer is pictured here?

b. Which type of heat transfer is shown here? .

c. The kangaroo in this image will feel hot due mainly to WHAT form of heat
transfer?

d. The water on the surface of the ocean is warmer than the water at the bottom of
the ocean. What kind of heat transfer is that?
e. The spoon dipped in your hot cocoa is hot. What kind of heat transfer is that?

f. At a campfire, you can feel the heat from the flames. What kind of heat transfer is
that? .
g. You accidently touch the burner on your stove and burn your fingers. What kind
of heat transfer is that? .

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 10. What is a substance that dissolves in water called? [1]
11. What is a substance that does not dissolve in water called? [1]
12. How can you separate salt from seawater?

[1]

13. True or False. Circle the answer. [4]

a. Steam is hot water vapour. True / False

b. Water disappears into the surrounding True / False

when heated.

True / False
c. Not all liquids can evaporate.

d. Evaporation needs heat. True / False

14. List four things you have seen melt. [2]

1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________

15. Complete these sentences about state of matter. [2]

a. Evaporation is a change in state from a to a .
b. Condensation is a change in state from a to a .

16. A can of soda forms water droplets around its surface even without opening the can. Explain
how the water droplets are formed. [1]

17. Water from wet clothes evaporates. What does it mean? [1]

18. Identify if the following substances SOLUBLE or INSOLUBLE. [2]

a. Salt
b. Sand

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 c. Sugar
d. black pepper

19. What TWO processes turn water into clouds and clouds into rain? [2]
1. __________________________________
2. __________________________________
20. Name the four stages of a water cycle [4]
1. _________________________________
2. _________________________________
3. _________________________________
4. _________________________________

21. Explain what happens to the molecules of a matter when heat is added. [1]

22. Draw a water cycle and label the processes. [5]

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