9th Physics Chapter8 Thermal Properties of Matter
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| 1 | The phenomenon of increase in volume of a substance due to the absorption of heat is called: | Conduction | Convection | Expansion | Compression | 2 | Mercury is used as themometric meterial because it has | Uniform thermal expansion | low freezing point | small heat capacity | all the above properties | 3 | Which of the following material has large specific heat? | copper | ice | water | mercury | 4 | Water freezes at | 0F | 32F | -273F | 0k | 5 | which of the following material has large value of temperature coefficient of linear expansion? | aluminum | gold | brass | steel | 6 | The specific heat capacity of a substance is defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of the substance by: | 1°C | 10°C | 100°C | 1000°C | 7 | which of the following affects evaporation? | temperature | surface area of the liquid | wind | all of the above | 8 | Normal human body temperature is | 15C | 37C | 37F | 98.6C | 9 | Which of the following is a good insulator of heat? | Metal | Glass | Plastic | Copper | 10 | The transfer of heat energy through direct contact of particles in a substance is known as: | Conduction | Convection | Radiation | Expansion | 11 | The SI unit of heat is: | Kelvin | Joule | Watt | Pascal | 12 | The relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature is described by: | Boyle's law | Charles's law | Avogadro's law | Gay-Lussac's law | 13 | The method of heat transfer in which heat travels in the form of electromagnetic waves is called: | Conduction | Convection | Radiation | Contraction | 14 | Which of the following substances has the highest thermal conductivity? | Air | Water | Steel | Wood | 15 | The process of changing a substance from a solid state directly to a gaseous state is called: | Melting | Sublimation | Condensation | Evaporation | 16 | The heat required to change a substance from a solid to a liquid at its melting point is known as: | Latent heat of fusion | Latent heat of vaporization | Specific heat capacity | Thermal expansion | 17 | When a gas is compressed, its temperature: | Increases | Decreases | Remains constant | Fluctuates | 18 | Which of the following statements is true about an ideal blackbody? | It reflects all the incident radiation | It absorbs all the incident radiation. | It transmits all the incident radiation. | It emits no radiation. | 19 | The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas is called: | Boiling point | Melting point | Freezing point | Condensation point | 20 | The process of heat transfer in which heat is transferred by the movement of fluids (liquids or gases) is called: | Conduction | Convection | Radiation | Sublimation | 21 | Which of the following is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance? | Temperature | Heat | Density | Volume | 22 | The SI unit of power is: | Watt | Joule | Newton | Volt | 23 | The triple point of water is defined as: | 0°C and 1 atm pressure | 100°C and 1 atm pressure | 0 K and 1 atm pressure | 100 K and 1 atm pressure | 24 | The phenomenon of change in volume of a substance due to change in temperature is called: | Expansion | Conduction | Convection | Compression | 25 | Which material is a good conductor of heat? | Rubber | Wood | Copper | Glass | 26 | Boyle’s law describes the relationship between: | Pressure and volume | Temperature and volume | Pressure and temperature | Volume and density |