CHRIST THE KING INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, GBAGADA– LAGOS.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE

SECOND MID TERM EXAM

2019/2020 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: PHYSICS

CLASS: SS 1

DURATION: 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTION: Read the instruction and answer the questions.

1. The heat from the sun reaches the earth mainly by the process of (a) radiation (b) conduction (c)
convection (d) reflection.
2. Calculate the linear expansivity α of brass of length 120m, that assumes a new length of 120.5m when
heated through a temperature 1000C.(a) 4.2 x 10-5K-1 (b) 4.2 x 10-4K-1 (c) 5.2 x 10-5K-1 (d) 4.4 x10-4K-1.
3. If hot water is poured into a thick glass cup, the cup cracks because (a) glass cannot withstand high
temperatures. (b) Glass is an amorphous substance. (c) The inner and the outer walls of the cup expand at
different rate. (d) Coefficient of expansion of glass is high.
4. In which of the following situation is the expansion of a solid an advantage? (a) Buckling of railway lines
(b) seizing of bearings in motor vehicles (c) sagging of overhead cables (d) bimetallic strip thermometers.
5. The expansion of solid can be considered a disadvantage in the (a) fire alarm system (b) thermostat
(c) riveting of steel plates (d) balance wheel of a watch.
6. When water is heated between 00C and 40C, its density (a) increases for a while and then decreases.
(b) decreases for a while and then increases. (c) Increases (d) decreases.
7. In what range of temperature is the expansion of water anomalous? (a) +208 0C to +2120C (b) -800C to -760C
(c) -40C to 00C (d) 00C to +40C.
8. One of the most important applications of expansion of bimetallic strip is found in the construction of
(a) a thermostat (b) an altimeter (c) a thermocouple (d) a hygrometer.
9. A block of ice floats on water inside a container. If the ice gets completely melted, the level of water in the
container will (a) increase (b) remain the same (c) decrease (d) first decrease and the increase.
10. Mercury has an advantage over other liquids as thermometric liquid because it (a) has low expansivity
(b) has high conductivity (c) vaporized easily (d) has relatively low freezing point.
11. Absolute zero temperature can be defined as the temperature (a) at which the average kinetic energy of
its particles making up a body is zero (b) at which pure water changes to ice at standard atmospheric
pressure (c) of zero degree on Celsius scale (d) at which pure water and steam co-exist.
12. The purpose of constriction in clinical thermometer is to (a) prevent the mercury to expand beyond the
bulb (b) prevent the mercury from falling back into the bulb until required. (c) Enable the mercury to
expand slowly. (d) Serve as lower limit to the scale to be read.
13. The ice and the steam point of a certain thermometer are -200 and 1000 respectively. Calculate the Celsius
temperature corresponding to 700 on the thermometer (a) 84.00C (b) 75.00C (c) 64.00C (d) 58.00C.
14. Which of the following statements about a gas thermometer and the liquid in glass thermometer is
correct? (a) Mercury thermometers cannot be calibrated against a constant gas thermometer. (b)
Mercury thermometers are much more accurate than the gas thermometers. (c) gas thermometers have a
wider temperature range than mercury thermometers(d) Gas thermometers are less cumbersome than
Mercury in glass thermometers.
15. A platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 4Ω at 00C and 12 Ω at 1000C. Assuming that the
resistance changes uniformly with temperature, calculate the resistance of the thermometer when the
temperature is 450C. (a) 6.0 Ω (b) 6.4 Ω (c) 7.6 Ω (d) 8.4 Ω
16. A faulty thermometer registers 102.50C at 1000 C. if the thermometer has no zero error, what will it
register at 550C. (a)54.60C (b)55.00C (c) 56.00C (d) 56.40C.
17. A rod of initial length 2m at a temperature of 250C is heated to 800C. calculate the increase in length of the
rod if its linear expansivity is 4.0 x10-3k-1. (a) 0.26m (b) 0.44m (c) 0.53m (d) 0.84m.
18. It takes 4 minutes to boil a quantity of water using an electrical heating coil. How long will it take to boil
the same quantity of water using the same heating coil if the current is doubled? [Neglect any external
heat losses]. (a) 8 minutes (b) 4 minutes ( c) 2 minutes (d) 1 minute.
19. When table salt is added to ice, the melting point of the ice. (a) is raised (b) is lowered (c) remains
unchanged (d) is first raised, then lowered.
20. The process by which heat energy is transferred through material with position of particle remaining the
same is called (a) conduction (b) radiation (c) convection (d) constancy
21. Thermostats are used in the following except (a) air-conditioners (b) ovens (c) horns (d) electric laundry
 irons.
22. Circulation of fresh air in a room is as a result of (a) radiation (b) conduction (c) convection (d) expansion.
23. Which of the following surfaces is best absorber of radiant energy? (a) White (b) black (c) red (d) yellow.
24. In which of the following are the molecules of water moving fastest? (a) Steam (b) ice (c) ice-water mixture
(d) water.
25. The temperature range of constant volume gas thermometer is (a) -2700C to 15000C (b) -2500C to 11550C
(c) -1800C to 15200C (d) -390C to 3560C.
26. Which of the following thermometric properties is very useful at low temperature? (a) Emf of a
thermocouple (b) length of a column of liquid in glass (c) speed of sound through helium (d) colour of light
emitted by a hot source.
27. Which of the following is not a liquid-in-glass thermometer? (a) Clinical thermometer (b) thermocouple
(c) mercury-in-glass thermometer (d) alcohol-in-glass thermometer.
28. All are unit of temperature except (a) Kelvin (b) joule (c) Fahrenheit (d) Celsius.
29. Which of the following is not used to determine the heat content of a body? (a) Mass of the body (b) volume of the
body (c) specific heat capacity of the body (d) temperature of the body.
30. The temperature 450C is the same as (a) 250F (b) 570F (c) 810F (d) 1130F.

SECTION B (ANSWER ALL)

1. (a) What is meant by the statement: The linear expansivity of zinc is 2.6x10 -5K-1? [2 marks]
(b) State ONE advantage and TWO disadvantages of thermal expansion of solids. [3 marks]
(c) A steel bridge is 500m in length, If the temperature varies from a day time high of 30 0C to a night
time low of 50C, and the linear expansivity of steel is 1.2x10-5K-1. What is the daily variation in length? [5
marks]
2. (a) Define temperature according to the kinetic molecular theory. [2 marks]
(b) List out FOUR types of thermometer with their temperature range. [4 marks]
(c) State THREE properties of a good thermometric liquid. [3 marks]
3. (a) What is the temperature range for clinical thermometer? [2 marks]
(b) Define the following terms (i) Lower fixed point (ii) upper fixed point. [3 marks]
(c) The ice and the steam points on a temperature scale are 50mm and 190mm respectively. What will
be the readings on this scale when the temperature is 700C? [5 marks]