SHARADA MANDIR SCHOOL THIRD TERM EXAM FEB 2019

STD: 7 PHYSICS MARKS: 30 TIME: 45 MINS

INSTRUCTIONS:
 Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
 You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question
paper.
 The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
 The intended marks for question or parts of question are given in brackets.

Question 1
i) Fill in the blanks: [2]
a) _______is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1°C.
b) When an arrow is stretched in a bow, the mechanical energy changes into __________energy.
c) An alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt is called ________.
d) The unit of electric charge is _________.

ii) State the energy changes in the following while in use. [2]
a) An electric oven.
b) A microphone.

iii) Define : [3]

a)Thermal expansion.
b) Resistance of the material.
c) One ampere.

iv) Complete the following: [3]

a) 1 joule = _____ergs.
b) 1 microampere = _______ampere.
c) Charge on 1 electron = _______coulomb.

Question 2
i) Give one word for the following: [3]
a) A device used by pilots and navigators to find the direction in which their ship or aeroplane is going.
b) A combination of two or more cells.
c) A device used to keep hot liquids hot and cold liquids cold.

ii) Differentiate between each of the following: (Give one point for each difference). [3]
a) Conduction and Radiation.
b) Gas and Vapour.
c) Button cells and Storage cells.

iii) Work out the following numericals: [4]

a) A force of 30 N acts on a body and moves it through a distance of 500 cm in the direction of force. Calculate
the work done by the force.
b) Convert 600C into 0F.

Question 3
i) Give scientific reason for the following: [3]
a) Alcohol thermometers cannot be used for measuring high temperatures.
b) A newly made quilt is warmer than an old one.
c) No work is done if a man is pushing against a wall.

ii) Answer the following: [3]

a) State two conditions for doing work.
b) Why is convection not possible in solids?
c) Why are filaments of bulbs made of tungsten?

iii) Statements given below are incorrect. Write the correct statements. [2]
a) The strength of a magnet is minimum at its ends.
b) The rate of flow of current in an electric circuit is called electric charge.
c) 0°C is equal to 0 Kelvin.
d) A wooden chair feels colder than an iron chair during winter. Cont’d…..

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iv) Picture Study: [2]

a) Why is the bulb not glowing in the circuit shown above?

b) Does the circuit show a battery or a cell? If it is not a battery, then how is a battery represented in a circuit
diagram and if it is not a cell, then how is a cell represented in a circuit diagram?
c) What does longer line and shorter line of a cell represent?

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