
Physics 7 - Temperature and Heat Chapter Test
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- Q1Which of the following is NOT a temperature scale?CelsiusNewtonKelvinFahrenheit20s
- Q2What is the SI (International System of Measurement) unit for temperature?KelvinNewtonCelsiusFahrenheit20s
- Q3What instrument is usually used to measure temperature?voltmeterthermometerbarometerphotometer20s
- Q4Modern thermometers rely on the expansion and contraction of a:solidplasmaliquidgas20s
- Q5The freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale is?100032none of these30s
- Q6What are the freezing and boiling points of water on the Celsius scale?0 and 100100 and 320 and 21232 and 21230s
- Q7What happens at absolute zero?all molecular motion stopswater starts to boilobjects start to meltwater freezes20s
- Q8A child has a temperature of 104ºF. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius?03132714045s
- Q9Which of the following is the best definition of thermal expansion?Molecules moving faster.An object remaining the same size no matter the temperature.An object decreasing in size due to increased temperature.An object never changing in size.20s
- Q10Why does running a jar under hot water make it easier to open?Because the gaps between the threads and the lid get larger as it expands.It doesn't.Because the gaps between the threads and the lid get smaller as it expands.Because hot things are more malleable.20s
- Q11Alcohol is used in thermometers designated to measure low temperatures. Why?It has low density.It has a low melting point.It expands more than mercury.It has a low boiling point.20s
- Q12The normal body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius. What is the temperature equivalent in Kelvin Scale?2363210031045s
- Q13The expansion of a substance depends on its state. Which statement below shows the expansion in decreasing order?gas, solid, liquidsolid, gas, liquidgas, liquid, solidsolid, liquid, gas20s
- Q14It is made of two strips of different metals fixed together. It may be used to open and close an electric circuit to control temperature.thermometerbarometerbimetalic stripthermostat20s
- Q15On heating, what happens to the vibration of the atoms or molecules of an object?remains the samedecreasesit stopsincreases20s