GRADE 9
i. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if not write FALSE
1. Heat is the energy that transfers from one object to another because of a temperature
difference.
2. All matter contains the substance heat. This is called caloric.
3. When two or more substances in contact reach a common temperature, they are said to be
in thermal equilibrium
4. Materials that are poor heat conductors are insulators.
5. Water contracts when heated from 0 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius.
ii. MATCH the following terms of transferring heat with their
mechanisms
A B
6. conduction A Actual movement of
. molecules
7. convection B Electromagnetic wave
.
8. Radiation C Perfect collision of
. molecules
D Emission of electron
.
iii. Choice the best answer the following question from the given
alternatives
9. What energy is transferred from one object to another due to their
temperature differences?
A. Force C. Internal Energy
B. Heat D. Work
10. which one of the following is thermometric property of resistance thermometer ?
A. resistance C. electromagnetic radiation
B. expansion D. current
11. which one of the following TRUE about mercury thermometer?
A. Easy to see in expansion chamber
B. The expansion is linear
C. It is suitable to measure temp b/n -300c and 3000c
D. All are true
12. Which type of thermometer is a clear advantage that all the detecting equipment are
remote from the hot body?
A. Alcohol thermometer C. PTC thermistor
B. resistance thermometer D. radiation
thermometer
13. Alcohol evaporates
move quickly than water at the same temperature. Which produces
more cooling ---- the alcohol or the same amount of water in you skin?
A. Amount of water in your skin Alcohol C. Amount of water in your
skin
B. Both alcohol and amount of water in you skin D.Only B
14. What is the temperature in Fahrenheit of 20 °C?
A. 50 C. 68
B. 59 D. 70
15. The average body temperature of a person is 98.6 °F. What is
the average body temperature of a person in Kelvin?
A. 310.15 K C. 350 K
B. 333 K D. 400 K
16. Nitrogen is a liquid around 70 K. What is this temperature in
Fahrenheit?
A. 300.50 C. -333.67
B. 320 D. – 400. 45
17. A slice of bread contains about 4.19 105 J of energy. If the specific heat of a person is
4.19 103 J/kgC, by how many degrees Celsius would the temperature of a 50.0 kg
person increase if all the energy in the bread were converted to heat?
A. 1.86C C. 1.00C
B. 1.43C D. 2.00C
18. Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 100g of copper from
20℃ to 70℃.The specific heat capacity of copper is 390 kg℃
A. 1860 J C. 1256 J
B. 1950 J D. 0 J
19. 50g of oil of specific heat capacity 2.2 J/kgC is cooled from 350℃ to 25℃. Calculate
the heat energy given out by the oil.
A. 39,004 J C. 35,750 J
B. 36000 J D. 38000 J
10−5𝐾−1, how much will it expand when temperature rises by 5𝑜𝐶 in cm.
20. A steel bridge is 2.5 m long. If the coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.1 ×
A. 0.135 × 10−2 𝑐𝑚
B. 2.135 × 10−2 𝑐𝑚
C. 1.135 × 10−2 𝑐𝑚
D. 10.135 × 10−2 𝑐𝑚
Grade 11
1. A tensile force makes the body longer.
2. A graph of stress against strain will be a straight line with a gradient of modulus of
elasticity according to hooks law.
3. Shear force is a force applied sideways on to the material.
4. If a material is stretched until it breaks, the tensile stress has reached the absolute
limit.
5. Strain has no units since it is a ratio of length to length.
Matching
A B
6. Ductility A. The slope of elastic portion of the stress-
strain curve
7. Young’s modulus B. The stress at the onset of plastic
deformation
8. Yield strength C. The maximum stress reached during the
tensile test
9. Ultimate tensile strength D. Total plastic strain at the point of failure
E. Strength of material
Choose the best answer from the given alternatives
10. The temperature of a wire of length 1 meter and an area of cross-section 1cm² is
increased from 0°C to 100°C. If the rod is not allowed to increase in length, the
force required will be: (a = 10-5/°C and Y = 1011 N/m²)
A. 103 N C. 105 N
B. 104 N D. 10° N
11. A brass wire 1.8 m long at 27 °C is held taut with a little tension between two
rigid supports. If the wire is cooled to a temperature of-39 °C, what is the tension
created in a wire with a diameter of 2.0 mm? (coefficient of linear expansion of
brass 2.0 x 10-5 K-1, Young's modulus of brass = 0.91 x 1011 Pa)
A. 3.8 x 103 N C. 2.9 x 10-2 N
B. 3.8 x 102 N D. 2.9 x 102 N
12. Force of 100 kN is applied on 900 mm long rod of 20 mm diameter and is
simultaneously heated at 70o C. What is the total elongation of the rod? (Assume
coefficient of thermal expansion = 10 x 10–6 oC, Young's modulus = 150 Gpa)
A. 2.00 mm
B. 1.27 mm
C. 0.63 mm
D. 2.54 mm
13. In a circuit box, a copper rod at room
temperature of 25o C has a gap of 0.3
mm between the end of the rod Q and
the rigid wall. If temperature of the rod
increases to 70o C ,then what Actual
expansion prevented by the box?
(Assume α = 15 x 10–6 /oC)
A. 0.0375 mm
B. 0.27 mm
C. 0.63 mm
D. 0.54 mm
14. If the net force acting on the body is zero then the body is said to be
A. imbalanced
B. balanced
C. in equilibrium
D. not in equilibrium
15. If a block returns to its original position after slight tilt then it is in state of
A. unstable equilibrium
B. stable equilibrium
C. neutral equilibrium
D. weightlessness
16. A uniform rod XY of weight 2.0 N has a length of 80 cm. The rod is suspended
by a thread 20 cm from end X. A weight
of 5.0 N is suspended from end X. A
student hangs a 6.0 N weight on the rod
so that it is in equilibrium. What is the
distance of the 6.0 N weight from end X?
A. 6cm
B. 10 cm
C. 26 cm
D. 30 cm
17. A uniform 25 kg bar, 6.0 m long, is
suspended by a cord as shown. What is the tension in the cord?
A. 1.2 x 102 N
B. 2.7 x 102 N
C. 3.7 x 102 N
D. 5.4 x 102 N
18. A uniform 18 kg beam hinged at P is held horizontal by a vertical string that can
withstand a maximum tension of 350 N. A 5.0 kg mass is suspended from the end
of the beam as shown. At what
minimum distance, x, can the string be
attached without breaking?
A. 0.16 m
B. 0.20 m
C. 0.55 m
D. 0.70 m
19. An object of weight 7 N is raised from a height of 2 m to a height of 8 m.
The change in gravitational potential energy is
A. 42 J
B. 56 J
C. 412 J
D. 549 J
20. A spring 40 mm long is stretched by the application of a force. If 10 N force required
to stretch the spring through 1 mm, then work done in stretching the spring through
40 mm is
A. 84J
B. 68J
C. 23J
D. 8J
