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Gr: 8 Transfer of Heat Worksheet

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A cup of hot tea is left in the same room as a bowl of ice-cream. What is likely to
happen to both of them after some time, if the two objects are both placed on the dining
table?

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B
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The tea becomes as cold as the ice-cream.

The ice-cream becomes warmer than the tea.
The tea cools to room temperature, the ice-cream melts and warms to room temperature.
The tea becomes colder than before, but not as cold as the air in the room.

When a piece of plastic is warmed on one end, the heated plastic molecules transfer
thermal energy by
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B
C
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streaming from the heated end to the colder end.

vibrating more vigorously and knocking into their neighbours.
radiating infra-red rays to the colder end.
moving to the less dense region.

Min Min steps on the carpeted floor and notices that it feels warmer than the marble
floor. This is because
A the carpet is darker in colour than the marble floor.
B there are layers of trapped air between the fibres of the carpet.
C she has a very low metabolic rate.
D the marble floor is white and shiny so it is a bad absorber.

The diagram shows a metal pot containing some water which is placed on a hot plate.

The metal base is heated up quickly mainly by

A movement of electrons.

B Bmovement of solid molecules.

C molecular vibration.

D Demission of infra-red radiation.

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Answer the following

Explain why:

(i) a cooking pot may have a copper base and a plastic handle;
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(ii) wearing a few layers of T-shirt can keep you warm during cold nights.
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2 In an investigation to compare the thermal conductivity of four metals, Joy coats the four
different metal rods with a thin layer of wax, and attaches each rod to a container of
boiling water.

(a) (i) What can you deduce from Joys investigation?

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(ii) Explain your answer
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(b) State what Joy should do to ensure a fair test in her investigation
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Explain why:
(i) the heating element of the electric kettle is placed at the bottom;

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the freezer compartment in a refrigerator is placed on top.

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Seng sets up the apparatus as shown in the diagram below to investigate thermal energy
transfer.

(a) Seng would like to gather reliable data on heat energy transfer through this investigation.

State one action he can take to ensure that the experiment is fair.
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(b) State and explain Sengs observation when he lights the Bunsen flame.
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6 The same amount of water is poured into each of the two containers, A and B, and left
under the sun for a few days. It was later observed that the water in container A has
disappeared and the water in container B has become lesser.

(a) What process has taken place in the above activity?

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(b) Why has the water in container A dried faster than the water in container B?
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