Olympiad – Class VII – Science - Phy - Heat

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Question - 1

Which of the following conditions enables heat to flow from one body to another identical body?

  • A The difference in the temperatures of the two bodies
  • B The difference in the pressures exerted on the two bodies
  • C The difference in the densities of the two bodies
  • D The difference in the sizes of the two bodies

Question - 2

When you heat water in a pot, it boils. What can you infer from the above observation?

  • A Heat is a form of energy.
  • B Water can boil by itself.
  • C Water develops heat on its own.
  • D Water is a universal solvent

Question - 3

What must be done to enable mercury in a glass thermometer to respond quickly to changes in temperature?

  • A The bore should be narrow.
  • B The wall of stem should be thin.
  • C The bulb should contain a lot of mercury.
  • D The wall of glass bulb should be thin.

Question - 4

Why do cooking vessels usually have copper bottoms?

  • A Copper has low melting point.
  • B Copper is an insulator of heat.
  • C Copper is a good conductor of heat.
  • D Copper is cheap.

Question - 5

For the effective radiation of heat by an electric room heater, which of the following needs to be done?

  • A Keep it clean.
  • B Polish it to shine.
  • C Paint it green.
  • D Paint it black.

Question - 6

What is the measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of a body called?

  • A Heat energy
  • B Celsius
  • C Kelvin
  • D Temperature

Question - 7

Why are two thin blankets piled together warmer than a single one of the same total thickness as the two?

  • A Air is enclosed in between them.
  • B The outer thin blanket transfers heat faster.
  • C Air acts as medium to transfer the energy.
  • D There is a decrease in the sensation of touch.

Question - 8

Conduction of heat does not take place in

  • A copper.
  • B iron.
  • C aluminium.
  • D vacuum.

Question - 9

Why are asbestos sheets used for laying the roofs of some houses?

  • A They are good conductors of heat.
  • B They are bad conductors of heat.
  • C They are costly.
  • D They have nice look.

Question - 10

Why is mercury widely used in clinical thermometers?
(i) Mercury is easily available in pure form.
(ii) Mercury is opaque.
(iii) Mercury has a constant coefficient of expansion

  • A Only (i) and (ii)
  • B Only (ii) and (iii)
  • C Only (i) and (iii)
  • D (i), (ii) and (iii)