D.A.V.

PUBLIC SCHOOL
SEC-14 GURGAON

TOPIC-HEAT & TEMPERATURE

CLASS-VII
SUB: SCIENCE

Choose the correct option:

1. Conduction takes place in:

A. solids only B. liquids only

C. gases only D. in solids, liquids and
gases

2. In which method of transfer of heat do the molecules

travel from the hot to cold portion?

A. conduction B. convection
C . radiation D . all of the above

3. A thermos flask prevents loss or gain of heat by

A . conduction only B . convection only

C . radiation only D . all of the above

4 . Convection occur only in

A . Solid only B . Liquid only

C . Gases only D . Liquid and the Gases
only

5. Ventilation in the room is due to

A. conduction B . convection
C . radiation D . all of the above

6. The convection current produced due to warm sea and

cold earth is called

A. Land breeze B . sea breeze

C . tidal wave D . none of the above
 7. Cooking utensils are made from

A. good conductor of heat B . bad conductor of

heat
C . both good & bad conductor of heat D . insulator

8. The SI unit of heat is

A. Joule B . oC
C . Gram D . Calorie

9. When a metal rod is heated, the other end of the rod is heated
by

A. Conduction B . convection
C . radiation D . all of the above

10. Heat from the sun reaches us by

A. Conduction B . convection
C . radiation D . all of the above

Answer the following questions:

1. Why is heat transfer by convection possible only in liquid and

gases? How land breeze and sea breeze are produce?

2. What is the good and bad conductor of heat? Give two

example of each. Why are the handles of cooking utensil made

of insulators?
3. What is the role of the following in a thermos flask:
a. Silvered Surfaces.
b. Vaccume between two walls.
4. Why cannot heat pass by conduction or convection in vacuum?

5. You can keep your palm besides the candle flame without

harm, but not above the flame at the same distance. Explain.
6. Give reasons of the following:
a. Birds puff up their feathers in winter.
b. Ventilators in the houses provided at top of walls.
c. Woollen cloths keep us warmer than cotton cloths.

d. Heaters are not fixed at the top of walls like fans.