GURUKUL HIGH SCHOOL ROLL NO:

CHAPTER 1: HEAT
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CLASS: VII SECTION:
Substantiate the following statements:
(a) Ventilators are situated close to the ceiling.
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(b) Gaps are left between rail joints to allow for expansion
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Answer the following questions:
1) A laboratory thermometer A is kept 7 cm away on the
side of the flame while a similar thermometer B is kept
7 cm above the flame of a candle as shown in figure.
Which of the thermometers, A or B, will show a greater
rise in temperature? Justify your answer.
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2) In the arrangements A and B shown in figure, pins P and Q are fixed to a metal loop and an iron rod
with the help of wax. In which case are both the pins likely to fall at different times? Explain.

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3) Amar went for a picnic on sea coast with his friends. He observed that during day time and at night his
hair was blowing in different directions. Can you help him by explaining in detail why his hair was
blowing in different directions?

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4) Sarika likes to have curd in her lunch. She even knows that for setting curd, a small amount of curd is
added to warm milk. The microbes present in the curd help in setting the curd, if the temperature of the
mixture remains approximately between 35°C to 40°C. But she is worried because it is winter and the
room temperature remains much below the range which makes setting of curd difficult.
(a) Suggest a way to Sarika to set curd in such a situation.
(b) Why setting of curd during winter season become difficult?
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5) Ramjas lived in an old house. His father thought of reconstructing the house. He brought a new house
plan design to home to show it to every family member. Ramjas pointed out that the house lack
ventilators and he is unhappy for that.
(a) Are ventilators important? Why?
(b) In summer, which colour will you choose to paint outer wall of your house?

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6) Explain the reason for the following statement, “When heat is applied at the bottom of the water vessel,
then it gets heated more quickly than when it is heated at the top.”
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7) In the given figure, fill in the blanks with the parts of the thermometer and temperature corresponding
to the marked part

(a) __________________________ (b) __________________________

(c) __________________________ (d) __________________________

(e) __________________________
8) State the mode/different modes, of heat transfer, in the following situations.
(a) A paper cup, full of hot soup, lying on a table. _______________________________
(b) Cooking vegetables in a pan. _____________________________________________
(c) Melting of a chocolate bar, in the school bag, on a hot day. _____________________
(d) Cooking food in a microwave oven. _______________________________________
9) Convert: 25 °C to °F and 86 °F to °C

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10) Jyothi was prepared to measure the temperature of hot water with a clinical thermometer. Is it right or
wrong? Why?

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11) Swathi kept a laboratory thermometer in hot water for some time and took it out to read the
temperature. Ramani said it was a wrong way of measuring temperature. Do you agree with Ramani ?
Explain your answer.
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12) Case Study: Take a beaker and fill it half with hot water. Put two spoons, one made of metal (such as
steel) and the other made of plastic. Place the metal spoon and the plastic spoon in the beaker containing
hot water. After about two minutes, touch the top ends of both the spoons with our hand, one by one.
Answer these questions.
1. Which of the two spoons will be hot? Why?
2. Explain the cause for the heating up of the spoon.
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Read the directions given below and answer the questions.

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If the assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) If the assertion is false, but the reason is true.

1) Assertion : Radiation is a form of heat transfer which takes place even in vacuum.
Reason : The thermal energy is transferred from one part of a substance to another part without the actual
movement of the atoms or molecules. ___________________

2) Assertion (A): There is a small gap left between the rails of a railway track.
Reason (R): Cooling of substances result in contraction. ________________
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1. An iron ball at 40°C is dropped in a mug containing water at 40°C. The heat will
(a)flow from iron ball to water.
(b)not flow from iron ball to water or from water to iron ball.
(c)flow from water to iron ball.
(d)increase the temperature of both.
2. One litre of water at 30°C is mixed with one litre of water at 50°C. The temperature of the mixture will
be
(a) 80°C (b) more than 50°C but less than 80°C
(c) 20°C (d) between 30°C and 50°C.
3. When you put a metal key into its metal lock, you find the key is too tight. Which of the following
methods will you adopt to make the key fit properly?
(a) Heat the key and lock (b) Cool the key and heat the lock
(c) Heat the key and cool the lock (d) Cool the key and lock
4. Rohan wants to test whether a white object or a black object would heat up faster in the Sun. The
picture shows you, his experiment. These thermometers were left out in the Sun for 30 minutes:

Which of the following statements is true?

(a) Thermometer 1 reads the same as thermometer 3
(b) Thermometer 2 shows a higher temperature than thermometer 3
(c) Thermometer 3 shows higher temperature than thermometer 1
(d) Thermometer 1 reads the same as thermometer 2
5. A scientist took a metal rod and a wooden rod and wrapped each of them in a piece of paper. These
were then heated as shown. It was found that the paper around the metal rod does not burn whereas the
one around the wooden rod catches fire. It is because

(a) Iron being a good conductor, conducts away heat given to paper
(b) Wood being an insulator, takes away all the heat
(c) Candle in case of iron rod, is near to the paper
(d) Paper, in first case, it thicker
6. Deepak put twenty ice cubes of the same volume into four containers packed with different materials.
He recorded the time taken for the ice to melt in each case. The table shows his results. Which of the
boxes should he choose to carry ice that the needs to take to a friend’s house 120 km away?
(a) Container with thermocol: Melting time: 3 h 10 min
(b) Container with ice paper: Melting time: 2 h 0.5 min
(c) Container with sand: Melting time: 30 min

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(d) Container with sawdust: Melting time: 1 h 15 min

7. A pot full of water is put to boil on the stove. Which one of the graphs below shows the correct change
in temperature over time?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

8. Raju has three thermometers as shown in figure. He wants to measure the temperature of his body and
that of boiling water. Which thermometer(s) should he choose?

(a) Thermometer (i) or (iii) for measuring body temperature and (ii) for measuring the temperature of
boiling water.
(b) Thermometer (i) for measuring temperature of both.
(c) Thermometer (ii) for measuring temperature of both.
(d) Thermometer (iii)for measuring temperature of both.
9. Figure (a-d) shows the readings on four different thermometers. Indicate which of the reading shows the
normal human body temperature?

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