ICSE Class 7 Physics · Selina Solutions Concise Physics Class 7 ICSE · 69 solved questions
Exercise
1(a)Objective Questions
If we add a lump of ice to a tumbler containing water:
(a)heat flows from water to ice
(b)heat flows from ice to water
(c)heat flows from water to ice if water is more
(d)heat flows from ice to water if ice is more.
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heat flows from water to ice
Reason — Heat flows from a hot body to cold body when they are kept in contact.
1(b)Objective Questions
The temperature of pure melting ice is:
(a)0 °C
(b)100 °C
(c)95 °C
(d)98.6 °F
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0 °C
Reason — The temperature of pure melting ice is 0 °C.
1(c)Objective Questions
A thermometer uses :
(a)water
(b)mercury
(c)air
(d)none of the above
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mercury
Reason — Mercury is used in a thermometer.
1(d)Objective Questions
Which statement is correct:
(a)Iron rims are cooled before they are placed on cart wheels
(b)A glass stopper gets tight on warming the neck of the bottle
(c)Telephone wires sag in winter, but becomes tight in summer
(d)A little space is left between two rails on a railway track.
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A little space is left between two rails on a railway track
Reason — A little space is left between two rails on a railway track to allow expansion of rails during summer otherwise rails will bend sideways.
1(e)Objective Questions
Heat in a liquid is transferred by:
(a)conduction
(b)convection
(c)radiation
(d)conduction and radiation
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convection
Reason — Heat in a liquid is mainly transferred by convection.
1(f)Objective Questions
In the process of convection, heat travels :
(a)sideways
(b)downwards
(c)upwards
(d)in all directions
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upwards
Reason — In convection the transfer of heat is always vertically upwards.
1(g)Objective Questions
The vacuum kept in between the walls of a thermos flask reduces the heat transfer by :
(a)conduction only
(b)convection only
(c)radiation only
(d)conduction and convection
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conduction and convection
Reason — The vacuum kept in between the walls of a thermos flask reduces the heat transfer by conduction and convection.
2(a)Objective Questions
Assertion (A): A reading of 32 °F on a thermometer equals 0 °C.
Reason (R): The Celsius scale is commonly used in most countries for measuring temperature.
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d)A is false but R is true
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Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Assertion (A) is true because a temperature of 32 °F is equal to 0 °C, which is the freezing/melting point of water on both scales.
Reason (R) is true because the Celsius scale is widely used in most countries for measuring temperature.
Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but the Reason does not explain the Assertion, since it does not relate to the conversion between temperature scales.
Therefore, both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
2(b)Objective Questions
Assertion (A): The bottoms of cooking utensils should be kept smooth and shiny.
Reason (R): Smooth and shiny surfaces are good reflectors of heat.
(a)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
(c)A is true but R is false
(d)A is false but R is true
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A is false but R is true
Explanation
Assertion (A) is false because the bottoms of cooking utensils should not be smooth and shiny; instead, they are usually made dull or blackened to absorb heat more effectively.
Reason (R) is true because smooth and shiny surfaces are good reflectors of heat and poor absorbers.
Therefore, A is false but R is true.
3Objective Questions
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Heat is a form of ............... .
(b) ............... determines the degree of hotness or coldness of a body.
(c) On heating a body, its temperature ............... .
(d) We use a ............... for measuring the temperature of a body.
(e) The S.I. unit of temperature is ............... .
(f) In a thermometer, the commonly used liquid is ............... .
(g) The temperature of a normal human body is ............... °C.
(h) A person is said to have fever if his body temperature is more than ............... °F.
(i) A hot metallic piece is placed in tap water contained in a bucket. Heat will flow from ............... to ............... .
(j) The temperature of boiling water is ............... .
(k) Liquids expand ............... than solids.
(l) Gases expand ............... than liquids.
(m) Heat transfer in solids is by ............... .
(n) Heat transfer in liquids and gases is by ............... .
(o) Metals are ............... of heat.
(p) Still air is an ............... of heat.
(q) Black and dull surfaces are ............... of heat.
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(a) Heat is a form of energy.
(b) Temperature determines the degree of hotness or coldness of a body.
(c) On heating a body, its temperature rises.
(d) We use a thermometer for measuring the temperature of a body.
(e) The S.I. unit of temperature is kelvin.
(f) In a thermometer, the commonly used liquid is mercury.
(g) The temperature of a normal human body is 37 °C.
(h) A person is said to have fever if his body temperature is more than 98.6 °F.
(i) A hot metallic piece is placed in tap water contained in a bucket. Heat will flow from metallic piece to water.
(j) The temperature of boiling water is 100 °C.
(k) Liquids expand more than solids.
(l) Gases expand more than liquids.
(m) Heat transfer in solids is by conduction.
(n) Heat transfer in liquids and gases is by convection.
(o) Metals are conductors of heat.
(p) Still air is an insulator of heat.
(q) Black and dull surfaces are good absorbers of heat.
4Objective Questions
Write true or false for each statement:
(a) On touching a lump of ice, we feel cold because some heat passes from our body to the ice.
(b) Heat flows from a body at a high temperature to a body at a low temperature when they are kept in contact.
(c) All solids expand by the same amount when heated to the same rise in temperature.
(d) Telephone wires are kept tight between two poles in summer.
(e) Equal volumes of different liquids expand by different amounts when they are heated to the same rise in temperature.
(f) Solids expand the least and gases expand the most on being heated.
(g) A mercury thermometer makes use of the property of expansion of liquids on heating.
(h) Kerosene contracts on heating.
(i) Water is a bad conductor of heat.
(j) Medium is necessary for the transfer of heat by radiation.
(k) Land and sea breezes are convection currents of cold and warm air.
(l) Liquids are heated by conduction and radiation.
(m) Black surfaces are poor absorbers of heat radiations.
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(a) True
(b) True
(c) False Correct Statement — All solids expand by the different amount when heated to the same rise in temperature.
(d) False Correct Statement — Telephone wires are kept loose between two poles in summer.
(e) True
(f) True
(g) True
(h) False Correct Statement — Water contracts on heating from 0 °C to 4 °C.
(i) True
(j) False Correct Statement — Medium is not necessary for the transfer of heat by radiation.
(k) True
(l) False Correct Statement — Liquids are heated by conduction and convection.
(m) False Correct Statement — Black surfaces are good absorbers of heat.
5Objective Questions
Match the following:
Column A
Column B
(a) mercury
(i) insulator
(b) wood
(ii) water from 0 °C to 4 °C
(c) aluminium
(iii) absorbs
(d) contracts
(iv) conductor
(e) black surface
(v) thermometer
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Column A
Column B
(a) mercury
(v) thermometer
(b) wood
(i) insulator
(c) aluminium
(iv) conductor
(d) contracts
(ii) water from 0 °C to 4 °C
(e) black surface
(iii) absorbs
1Short Answer Type Questions
What is heat? State its S.I. unit.
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Heat is a form of energy which flows from a hot body to a cold body when they are kept in contact. This process of heat transfer continues till the temperature of both the bodies becomes equal.
The S.I. unit of heat is joule(J).
2Short Answer Type Questions
What is meant by the term temperature?
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Temperature is a quantity which tells us the degree of hotness or coldness of a body. When a body is heated its temperature rises and when it is cooled its temperature falls.
3Short Answer Type Questions
State the three units of temperature.
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The three units of temperature are degree Celsius (°C), degree Fahrenheit (°F) and Kelvin (K).
4Short Answer Type Questions
Name the instrument used to measure the temperature of a body.
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Thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a body.
5Short Answer Type Questions
What is the Celsius scale of temperature?
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On the Celsius scale the ice point is 0 °C and the steam point is 100 °C. The interval between the ice point and steam point is divided into 100 equal parts.
6Short Answer Type Questions
What is the Fahrenheit scale of temperature?
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On the Fahrenheit scale the ice point is 32 °F and the steam point is 212 °F. The interval between the ice point and steam point is divided into 180 equal parts.
7Short Answer Type Questions
What is the Kelvin scale of temperature?
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On Kelvin scale ice point is marked as 273 K and steam point is marked as 373 K. The interval between the ice point and steam point is divided into 100 equal parts. 0 K is the lowest possible temperature on this scale when no molecular motion can occur.
8Short Answer Type Questions
How are the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales inter-related?
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°C = $\bold {\frac{5}{9}}$ (°F - 32)
9Short Answer Type Questions
How is the size of a degree defined on a Celsius scale?
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The interval between the ice point and steam point is divided into 100 equal parts and each division is called a degree on a Celsius scale (1 °C).
10Short Answer Type Questions
How is the size of a degree defined on a Fahrenheit scale?
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The interval between the ice point and steam point is divided into 180 equal parts and each division is called a degree on a Fahrenheit scale (1 °F).
11Short Answer Type Questions
State the temperature of:
(i) ice point
(ii) steam point, on the Celsius scale.
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(i) On the Celsius scale the ice point is 0 °C.
(ii) On the Celsius scale the steam point is 100 °C.
12Short Answer Type Questions
Write down the temperature of:
(i) lower fixed point, and
(ii) upper fixed point, on the Fahrenheit scale.
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(i) On the Fahrenheit scale, lower fixed point is 32 °F.
(ii) On the Fahrenheit scale, upper fixed point is 212 °F.
13Short Answer Type Questions
The below figure shows a glass tumbler containing hot milk which is placed in a tub of cold water. State the direction in which heat will flow.
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The heat will flow from hot milk glass tumbler to tub of cold water.
14Short Answer Type Questions
Write down the body temperature of a healthy person?
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The body temperature of a healthy person is 37 °C or 98.6 °F.
15Short Answer Type Questions
Name two substances which expand on heating.
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Iron and brass.
16Short Answer Type Questions
Why do telephone wires sag in summer?
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Telephone wires sag in summer because they expand due to rise in temperature during summer.
17Short Answer Type Questions
Why are gaps left between successive rails on a railway track?
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A little gap is left between successive rails on a railway track to allow expansion of rails during summer otherwise rails will bend sideways.
18Short Answer Type Questions
Why is a cement floor laid in small pieces with gaps in between?
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In summer when temperature rises cement expand. So a cement floor is laid in small pieces with gaps in between to allow expansion in summer and contraction in winter, otherwise the cement floor will crack.
19Short Answer Type Questions
State one application of thermal expansion of liquids.
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Thermal expansion of liquids is used in the working of mercury thermometer.
20Short Answer Type Questions
State which expands more, when heated to the same temperature: solid, liquid or gas?
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Gas will expand more as compared to solid and liquid when heated to the same temperature.
21Short Answer Type Questions
Name the three modes of transfer of heat.
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The three modes of transfer of heat are:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
22Short Answer Type Questions
Name the mode of transfer of heat in the following :
(a) solid,
(b) liquid,
(c) gas,
(d) vacuum
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(a) conduction
(b) conduction and convection
(c) conduction and convection
(d) radiation
23Short Answer Type Questions
Name a liquid which is a good conductor of heat.
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Mercury
24Short Answer Type Questions
Name a solid which is a good conductor of heat.
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Copper
25Short Answer Type Questions
Select good and bad conductors of heat from the following :
Why is an oven made of double walls with the space in between filled with cork?
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An oven is made of double walls with the space in between filled with cork because cork is insulator of heat and prevent the heat of the oven to escape.
27Short Answer Type Questions
Why do we use cooking utensils made up of copper?
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We use cooking utensils made up of copper because it is a very good conductor of heat and gets heated up rapidly.
28Short Answer Type Questions
Why is a tea kettle provided with an ebonite handle?
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Ebonite is an insulator of heat. It does not pass heat from the tea kettle to our hand, so we can hold the tea kettle comfortably by the handle. Therefore, the tea kettle is provided with an ebonite handle.
29Short Answer Type Questions
In summer, ice is kept wrapped in a gunny bag. Explain the reason.
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The air filled in the fine pores of the gunny bag is insulator of heat. The air does not allow heat from outside to pass through it to the ice thus preventing the ice from melting rapidly. So in summer, ice is kept wrapped in a gunny bag.
30Short Answer Type Questions
State the direction of heat transfer by way of convection.
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The transfer of heat is always vertically upwards in the process of convection.
31Short Answer Type Questions
Why is a ventilator provided in a room?
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Ventilator is provided in a room for proper ventilation because when we breathe out in a room it becomes warm and air inside the room becomes impure. The warm air is less dense and rises up and moves out through the ventilator. So cold, fresh air comes inside the room through windows to take its place. Thus, the continuous circulation of fresh air keeps the air in the room fresh.
32Short Answer Type Questions
Why are chimneys provided over furnaces in factories?
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Chimneys are provided over furnaces in factories because the hot gases are less dense and rises up and comes out through the chimneys. Smoke, fumes etc. around the furnace rush in to take their place and they are sucked out. Thus chimneys remove undesired smoke, fumes from the premises.
33Short Answer Type Questions
Give one example of heat transfer by radiation.
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We feel warm when we sit near fire. Heat from fire reaches us by radiation process.
34Short Answer Type Questions
Why do we prefer to wear white or light coloured clothes in summer and black or dark coloured clothes in winter?
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We prefer to wear white or light coloured clothes in summer because white clothes reflect most of sun's heat and absorb very little of it, thus keep our body cool. But we wear black or dark coloured clothes in winter because they absorb most of the heat of sun and keep us warm.
1Long Answer Type Questions
Draw a neat labelled diagram of a laboratory thermometer.
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Labelled diagram of a laboratory thermometer is shown below:
2Long Answer Type Questions
What do you understand by thermal expansion of a substance?
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The expansion of a substance when heated is called thermal expansion.
3Long Answer Type Questions
Iron rims are heated before they are fixed on the wooden wheels. Explain the reason.
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The iron rims are made slightly smaller in diameter than the wheel. So they are heated because iron expands and is slipped over the wheel easily, so that on cooling it contracts and makes a tight fit on the wheel.
4Long Answer Type Questions
A glass stopper stuck in the neck of a bottle can be removed by pouring hot water on the neck of the bottle. Explain why?
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When hot water is poured on the neck of the bottle, the neck expands and the glass stopper stuck in it gets space to loosen and then can be easily removed.
5Long Answer Type Questions
Describe one experiment to show that liquids expand on heating.
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The following experiment demonstrates that liquids expand on heating:
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Take an empty bottle with a tight fitting cork with a hole drilled in its middle, a drinking straw, two bricks, a wire gauze and a burner.
Fill the bottle completely with water. Add few drops of ink to make it coloured.
Fix the cork in the mouth of the bottle. Pass the drinking straw through the cork. Put some molten wax around the hole to avoid leakage of water.
Pour some more water in the drinking straw so that water level in the straw can be seen. Mark the water level in the straw as shown in figure.
Place the bottle on the wire gauze kept over the two bricks. Heat the bottle using a burner as shown in figure.
Look at the level of water in the straw.
Conclusion — When water is heated more and more, the level of water in the drinking straw rises. This shows that water expands on heating.
6Long Answer Type Questions
Describe an experiment to show that air expands on heating.
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The following experiment demonstrates that air expands on heating:
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Take an empty bottle. The empty bottle contains air.
Attach a rubber balloon to its neck as shown in figure.
The balloon is deflated initially.
Place the bottle in a water bath containing boiling water. It heats the air present in bottle.
After sometime it is noticed that the balloon gets inflated as shown in figure.
Conclusion — This shows that on heating, air present inside bottle expands and fills the balloon. So the balloon gets inflated. This shows that air expands on heating.
7Long Answer Type Questions
An empty glass bottle is fitted with a narrow tube at its mouth. The open end of the tube is kept in a beaker containing water. When the bottle is heated, bubbles of air are seen escaping into the water. Explain the reason.
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The empty glass bottle is filled with air. When the bottle is heated, the air inside the bottle expands and it escapes out through the tube into water which is seen in the form of bubbles.
8Long Answer Type Questions
What are good and bad conductors of heat? Give two examples of each.
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The substances which allow heat to pass through them easily are called good conductors of heat. Examples — silver, copper.
The substances which do not allow heat to pass through them easily are called bad conductors of heat or insulators. Examples — wood, plastic.
9Long Answer Type Questions
Explain why:
(a) we wear woollen clothes in winter?
(b) the water pipes are covered with cotton during very cold weather?
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(a) Woollen clothes have fine pores which are filled with air and both wool and air are insulators of heat. They do not allow the heat to escape through them and keep us warm. So we wear woollen clothes in winter.
(b) Cotton has air trapped in its fine pores. Both cotton and air are insulators of heat which do not pass heat from the water inside the pipes to the outside atmosphere and prevents the water from freezing. So the water pipes are covered with cotton during very cold weather
10Long Answer Type Questions
What are land and sea breezes? Explain their formation.
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During summer in places near the sea a breeze blows from land to sea during night which is called land breeze and during the day time a breeze blows from sea to land known as sea breeze. They are formed by the process of convection.
Sea breeze — During day time, land becomes more warmer than sea. So air above the land is warmer, less dense and rises up. Cold air from the sea blows towards the land to take its place. This is called sea breeze.
Land breeze — During night, land cools much faster than sea. So sea water is warmer than land and air above sea is also warmer. It rises up being less dense and cold wind from land blows towards sea to take its place. This is called land breeze.
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Explain briefly the process of heat transfer by radiation.
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Radiation is the process of heat transfer in which heat directly passes from one body at high temperature to another body at low temperature without affecting the medium. In vacuum heat transfer occurs by radiation process. We get heat from the sun by radiation.
12Long Answer Type Questions
Draw a labelled diagram of a thermos flask. Explain how the transfer of heat by conduction, convection and radiation is reduced to a minimum in it.
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Labelled diagram of a thermos flask is shown below:
The vacuum present between the walls of the bottle prevents transfer of heat by conduction and convection. The shining surface on the outer side of the inner wall and inner side of the outer wall reduces the transfer of heat by radiation. The cork stopper prevents the transfer of heat by convection. In this way the transfer of heat by conduction, convection and radiation is reduced to a minimum in it.
1Numericals
The temperature of a body rises by 1 °C. What is the corresponding rise on the
(a) Fahrenheit scale
(b) Kelvin scale?
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(a) 100 divisions on the Celsius scale = 180 divisions on Fahrenheit scale
⟹ 1 division on Celsius scale = $\frac{\text{180}}{\text{100}}$ = 1.8 divisions on Fahrenheit scale
So the corresponding rise on the Fahrenheit scale = 1.8 °F.
(b) 100 divisions on the Celsius scale = 100 divisions on Kelvin scale
⟹ 1 division on Celsius scale = $\frac{\text{100}}{\text{100}}$ = 1 division on Kelvin scale
So the corresponding rise on the Kelvin scale = 1 K.
2Numericals
The temperature rises by 18 °F. What is the rise on the Celsius scale?
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180 divisions on the Fahrenheit scale = 100 divisions on Celsius scale
⟹ 1 division on Fahrenheit scale = $\frac{\text{100}}{\text{180}}$ divisions on Celsius scale
⟹ 18 divisions on Fahrenheit scale = $\frac{\text{100}}{\text{180}}$ x 18 =10 divisions on Celsius scale
So the corresponding rise on the Celsius scale = 10 °C.
3Numericals
Convert 5 °F to the Celsius scale.
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t° C = $\frac{\text{5}}{\text{9}}$(F - 32)
= $\frac{\text{5}}{\text{9}}$(5 - 32)
= $\frac{\text{5}}{\text{9}}$ x (-27)
= -15 °C
So 5 °F = -15 °C
4Numericals
Convert 40 °C to the
(a) Fahrenheit scale
(b) Kelvin scale.
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(a) t °F = $\frac{\text{9}}{\text{5}}$C + 32
= $\frac{\text{9}}{\text{5}}$ x 40 + 32
= 9 x 8 + 32
= 72 + 32
= 104 °F
So 40 °C = 104 °F
(b) t°C = (273 + t) K
= 273 + 40
= 313 K
So 40 °C = 313 K
5Numericals
Convert -40 °F to the Celsius scale.
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t °C = $\frac{\text{5}}{\text{9}}$ (F - 32)
= $\frac{\text{5}}{\text{9}}$ (-40 - 32)
= $\frac{\text{5}}{\text{9}}$ x (-72)
= -40 °C
So -40 °F = -40 °C.
1Crossword Puzzle
Read the clues across and clues downwards and fill up the blank squares.
Across :
Transfer of heat is always vertically upwards in ............... .
The S.I. unit of heat ............... .
We get heat from the sun by ............... .
Liquids when heated ............... more than solids.
............... are bad conductors of heat.
Down :
(a)A thermometer is used to measure ............... .
(b)............... is a form of energy which we can feel.
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The solved crossword puzzle is given below:
1Think and Answer
One end of a steel girder in a bridge is not fixed, but is kept on rollers. Give the reason.
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One end of a steel girder in a bridge is kept on rollers instead of fixing it in a pillar because in summer or in winter when there is rise or fall in temperature, the girder may expand or contract freely without affecting the pillar or bridge.
2Think and Answer
Why are quilts filled with fluffy cotton?
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Cotton has air trapped in its fine pores. Both cotton and air are insulators of heat which prevent heat from our body to escape and thus keep us warm. So quilts are filled with fluffy cotton.
3Think and Answer
Why is the freezing chest in a refrigerator fitted near its top?
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The freezing chest in a refrigerator is fitted near its top because air in the top when contact with the freezing chest gets cooled and become denser and descends down. The hot air from lower part rises up thus convection currents are formed.The cold air coming down from the cooling chest cools the entire space along with the things present in the refrigerator.
4Think and Answer
The bottom of a cooking utensil is painted black. Give the reason.
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Black surface absorbs more heat and the contents inside cooking utensil gets cooked rapidly, so the bottom of a cooking utensil is painted black.
1Case Study
One sunny day Aditi and her brother test two umbrellas on the terrace:
(i) one is black
(ii) other a shiny silver.
After 15 minutes, the area under the shiny silver umbrella was cooler.
Answer the following:
(i) Which umbrella absorbs more heat from sun?
(ii) Which umbrella reflected more heat radiation?
(iii) When heat reaches us from sun, it reaches in which mode?
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(i) The black umbrella absorbs more heat because dark colours are good absorbers of heat radiation.
(ii) The shiny silver umbrella reflects more heat radiation because shiny surfaces are good reflectors and poor absorbers of heat.
(iii) Heat from the Sun reaches us by radiation, as it can travel through vacuum without any medium.
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