Science Form One

Heat
PAPER 2
Section A : Answer all the questions.

1. Using the words given, fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

(i) Heat flows through a medium in three different ways.

_____________ , convection and ____________________.
(ii) Different solids conduct heat at different rates. Solids that
conduct heat well are called _________________________.
Those that do not conduct heat well are called __________.
(iii) _________________________ is the process of heat
transfer through liquids and gases.
(iv) Heat can flow through a ______________________ by
radiation.
(v) Breezes occur as a result of convection currents. At night,
the breeze that blows is known as __________________
breeze.
(vi) In the day, the breeze that blows is known as ____________
breeze.
(vii)
When a gas is heated, the hot gas _________________ and
becomes less___________________________.
( 10 marks )

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2.
An experiment was set up as shown in the figure above.
(i) What is the aim of the experiment?
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( 2 marks )
(ii) What is the variable that responds?
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( 1 mark )
(iii) Which thumbtack falls first?
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( 1 mark )
(iv) What conclusion can you make from this experiment?
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( 2 marks )
(v) What kind of object is a good
(a) radiator of heat? _____________________________
(b) reflector of heat? _____________________________
( 2 marks )
(vi) Food in which pot, a shiny one or a black one, can be cooked faster? Why?
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( 2 marks )

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3.

Four identical tins are filled with equal volumes of water of the same temperature. The tins
are set up as shown in figure 1.

(a) The tins have covers made of two types of surface, black surface and shiny surface.
Describe how these two types of surfaces absorb heat.
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( 2 marks)
(b) The tins rest on sheets of copper and wood.
(i) Which type of sheet is a good insulator ?

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( 1 mark)
(ii) Which type of sheet is a good conductor?

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( 1 mark)
(c) In which tin is the temperature of the water at its
(i) lowest ?
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( 1 mark)
(ii) highest?
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( 1 mark)

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4.

Figure 2 shows experiments P and Q to investigate the transfer of heat through a liquid and a
gas.

Figure 2

(a) Explain how is heat transferred in both experiments.

P: ___________________________________________________
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Q: ___________________________________________________
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( 2 marks )
(b) What is the purpose of using the glowing splinter in experiment Q?
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( 1 mark)

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Figure 3 shows an electric kettle that is produced based on the principle of heat transfer.

Figure 3
(a) Briefly explain how X functions in the electric kettle.
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( 1 mark )
(b) How does the process of convection occur in liquid?
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( 2 marks )
(c) Explain how the convection current helps us in boiling water.
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( 2 marks )

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7. Figure 4 shows a simple moel of a fire alarm system built by Muthu to study the
principle of expansion and contraction of metals.

Figure 4
(a) Identify metal X and Y shown in the figure above.
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( 2 marks )
(b) i. Why is a bimetallic strip used in this experiment?
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( 1 marks )
ii

Why does the bimetallic strip bend towards the contact screw when
there is a fire?
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( 1 marks )

(c) Clearly explain how the fire alarm system work.

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( 2 marks )
(d) After testing the fire alarm system, Muthu realises that the model does not
function. Give two reasons for the failure of fire alarm system.
i. _______________________________________________________
ii. _______________________________________________________
( 2 marks )

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SECTION B
Instruction: Answer all the questions in this section.
7. Figure 5 shows the experiment to investigate the difference between heat and temperature.

(a) State the hypothesis for this experiment.

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( 2 marks )
(b) State the variables involved in this experiment.
Manipulated
variable
Responding
variable
Controlled
variable
( 3 marks )
(c) i.

In which beaker will the water show a higher rises in temperature?

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( 1 mark )

ii. Give one reason for your answer in (c)i.

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( 2 marks )
(d) What is the relationship between the heat content and the temperature in an object?
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( 3 marks )
(e) What conclusion can be made for this experiment?
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( 2 marks)
8. Figure 6 shows an experiment to study the effect of heating on a solid.

(a) State the variables in the experiment.

(i)

Controlled variable :
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(ii)

Manipulated variable:
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(iii)

Responding variable
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(b) What will happen to the heated metal ball when you try to put it through the
ring?
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( 1 mark )
(c) Why does this happen?
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( 2 marks )
(d) What is the conclusion?
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( 1 mark )
(e) Explain your answer in (d).
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( 2 marks )