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Test (Unit 10&Expansion)

Name :............................................................................... Paper: Physics

Date :................................................................................ Class: C1B
Time Allowed: 35Minutes
Maximum Marks: 25
Theory Section: [Total 16 Marks]
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Fig. 1.1 shows a copper block of mass 1.8 kg with two holes in the top. An 80 W heater is
placed in one hole and a thermometer in the other.
thermometer

heater

copper block

Fig. 1.1
The heater is switched on for 5.0 minutes. Assume that no energy is lost from the block.
(i) Calculate the energy supplied to the block.

(ii)

energy supplied = ...................................... [2]

The specific heat capacity of copper is 390 J / (kg C). Calculate the rise in
temperature of the block.

temperature rise = ..................................... [3]

(iii) During the night, the metal roof loses 1.2
x 10 6 J of thermal energy and its temperature
falls by 20 C.
The specific heat capacity of the metal in the roof is 400 J / (kg C).
Calculate the mass of metal in the roof.
mass = ................................ [3]

(iv) What do you understand by Specific HeatCapacity of an object?

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...................................................................................................................................... [2]
[Total:10]
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The liquid air contains 200 g of liquid oxygen and 800 g of liquid nitrogen.
The specific heat capacity of liquid oxygen is 1.7 J / (g C) and the specific heat capacity
of liquid nitrogen is 2.0 J / (g C).
Calculate the thermal energy needed to warm the liquid from 205 C to 196 C.
State the formula that you use in your calculation.

energy = ................................................ [6]

[Total:6]

MCQ SECTION: [Total 9 Marks]

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The same quantity of heat energy is applied to four different blocks. The temperature rise
produced is shown on each block.
Which block has the highest thermal capacity?
A

temperature
rise is
3 C

temperature
rise is
6 C

temperature
rise is
9 C

temperature
rise is
18 C

A long thin bar of copper is heated evenly along its length.

copper bar

heat

What happens to the bar?

A

It becomes lighter.

It becomes shorter.

It becomes longer.

It bends at the ends.

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A farmer has two carts. The carts have the same weight, but one has four narrow wheels and the
other has four wide wheels.

narrow wheel

wide wheel

In rainy weather, which cart sinks less into soft ground, and why?

cart wheels

why

narrow

greater pressure on the ground

narrow

less pressure on the ground

wide

greater pressure on the ground

wide

less pressure on the ground

An engineer wants to fix a steel washer on to a steel rod. The rod is just too big to fit into the hole
of the washer.
steel
washer

steel rod

How can the engineer fit the washer onto the rod?
A

cool the washer and put it over the rod

cool the washer and rod to the same temperature and push them together

heat the rod and then place it in the hole

heat the washer and place it over the rod

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The diagram shows four blocks of steel. The same quantity of heat is given to each block.
Which block shows the greatest rise in temperature?
A
B
C

A wooden wheel can be strengthened by putting a tight circle of iron around it.

wooden wheel
iron circle

Which action would make it easier to fit the circle over the wood?

cooling the iron circle

heating the iron circle

heating the wooden wheel

heating the wooden wheel and cooling the iron circle

Spoons made of different materials were placed in four cups of coffee poured from the same jug.
Which spoon will be hottest to touch at end X?
experiment A
wooden
spoon

experiment B
steel
spoon

experiment C
white plastic
spoon

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experiment D
black plastic
spoon

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A knife is being sharpened on a rotating sharpening-stone. A spark flies off and lands on the
operators hand. The spark is a very hot, very small piece of metal. The operator feels nothing.
What does this show about the piece of metal?
A It has a high thermal capacity.
B It has a low thermal capacity.
C It is a good conductor of heat.
D It is a poor conductor of heat.
Equal masses of two different liquids are put into identical beakers. They are heated from 20 C
to 30 C by heaters of the same power. Liquid 2 takes twice as long to heat as liquid 1.

same mass of
different liquids
liquid 1

liquid 2
heaters of
same power

heating time = t
heating time = 2t
Which statement is correct?
A Both liquids receive the same amount of energy.
B Liquid 1 receives more energy than liquid 2.
C The thermal capacity of liquid 1 is equal to the thermal capacity of liquid 2.
D

The thermal capacity of liquid 1 is less than the thermal capacity of liquid 2.

MCQ Answer Sheet

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