AL REEYADA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

MAHASEN ARAMCO, AL HASSA, KSA

SY 2014 2015
2ND TERM
WORKSHEET NO. 3
EFFECTS OF HEAT ENERGY
NAME: __________________________

GRADE 7 ____ DATE: ___/____/_______

Choose the most suitable answer and write the corresponding

letter (A,B,C, or D) in the brackets provided.
1. A copper rod expands when its temperature _____________________.
(A) remains constant
(B) falls
(C) rises
(D) is equal to its melting point
2. For the same increase in temperature ___________________.
(A) Solids expand less than liquids but more than gases
(B) Solids expand more than liquids but less than gases
(C) Liquids expand less than solids but more than gases
(D) Liquids expand more than solids but less than gases
3. When heat is absorbed by a body, it _______________.
(A) Expands with a large pushing force
(B) Expands with a large pulling force
(C) Contracts with a large pushing force
(D) Contracts with a large pulling force
4. Some telephone lines snap at night because _____________.
(A) They contract
(B) They expand
(C) They contract and then expand
(D) They expand and then contract
5. A bimetallic thermometer works on the principle of ________________.
(A) Same rates of expansion of a metal
(B) Different rates of expansion of a metal
(C) Same rates of expansion of two different metals
(D) Different rates of expansion of two different metals

6. When a balloon rises into the air, it ______________.

(A) Expands on cooling
(B) Contracts on cooling

(C)

Expands on heating

(D) Contracts on heating

7. Small gaps are left in between slabs of concrete on sidewalks to

allow the _______________.
(A) contraction of the concrete
(B) connection between
slabs
(C) expansion of the concrete
(D) replacement of slabs
8. Pyrex glass is different from ordinary glass because
___________________.
(A) Expands a lot on heating
(B) contracts a lot on
heating
(C) expands a little on heating
(D) contracts a little on
heating
9. The diagram below shows the structure of a clinical thermometer.

mercury
The structure of the thermometer labelled P is called the
____________________.
(A) bend
(B) bulb
(C) constriction
(D) valve
10.
The density of water is highest at ____________________.
(A) 0oC
(B) 4oC
(C) 12oC
(D)
o
100 C
11.
(A)

Which of the following will expand the least when heated?

Air
(B) Brass
(C) Steel
(D) Water

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS:
1. What is a bimetallic strip? Describe what happens to a bimetallic
strip when it is heated.
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2. State five problems and the means used by scientists and engineers
to overcome expansion and contraction.
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iron

brass

3.
Wires to
electric
circuit

Metal contacts

(a) (i) When will the metal contacts touch each other?
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(ii) Explain how this happens.
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(b) Give an example of an appliance in which this thermostat may
be found.
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March 30, 2015