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Class :(9th) Exercise Short Questions Ch# 09

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Chapter #09

Short questions.

9.2: Why metals are good conductor of heat?

Ans: Metal are good conductor of heat because metal contain free electron free electron which
can more form one place by getting energy and the hot end. They get energy from the hot
flame and move towards cold end by transmitting energy to the other atoms and electrons by
collision on there at the same time atoms at hot end start vibrating mere rapidly and transfer
some energy by collusion to neigh boring atoms eventually heating the other end.

9.3: Explain why:

a) a metal feels colder to touch than wood kept in a cold place?

Ans: A metal feels colder to touch than wood because it is good conductor due to free
electrons so it cools down more rapidly as compared to wood. Wood is an example of
insulator.

b) land breeze blows from land towards sea?

Ans: At night the land cool foster there the sec therefore. Air aboce the see is warmer rises up
and colder air from the land being to move to words the see.

c) Double walled glass vessel is used in thermos flask?

Ans: Double walled glass a seed in thermal flask because double walled glass vessel has air
between to glass that provides insulation.

d) Deserts soon get hot during that day and soon get could after sunset.

Ans: Deserts soon get hot during that day and soon get could after sunset because sand in the
desert has very low value of specific heat, it cools down and warms up fastly.

9.4: Why conduction of heat does not take place in gases?

Ans: Conduction is a process of transfer of heat by vibrating atoms and free electrons in solid
from hoter to colder part of the body while conduction is a process of transfer of heat by actual
movement of molecule from hot place t cold place, so in the gases molecule do not vibrate at

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their places due to weak intermolecular forces the molecules actually move from their place
heats why the conduction of heat does not take place in gasses.

9.5: What measures do you suggest to conserve energy in houses?

Ans:

i. Energy in houses can be conserved by using energy savers instead of bulbs.

ii. Switch of the electric applianes when there are not used by humans.
iii. Geothermel energy can becaused to heat up water into steam for the utilization of
coulaing.
iv. Solar energy is used by solar panels in houses.
v. The bottles of cooking pots are made block to increase the absorption of heat form fires.
vi. Hot water tanks are insulated by plastic are plot lagging.

9.6: Why transfer of heat in fluids takes place by convection?

Ans: Convection is the process of transfer of heat by transfer of molecule of heat by transfer of
molecule from hot place to cold place. As we know that intermolecular forces are less in fluids
as compared to solid due molecules can move from their actual position and are responsible
from transfer of heat by convection process.

9.7: What is meant by convection current?

Ans: The path flow or current which is used for transfer which is used for heat by actual
movement of molecules from hot to could place is known as conrection correct.

9.8: Suggest a simple activity to show convection of heat in gases not gives in the book?

Ans: An example of convection in daily life is when we use a fire plates to heat our home as a
fire plates to heat our home as a fire heats up the air infront of it the hot air rises up as it is les
denes and them in tern pushes the cool air down so that it is heated and them rises this motion
is called correction current and is the reason why fire place air effective to heat us.

9.9: How does heat reach us from the sun?

Ans: A Leslie cube is metal box having faces of differed nifferent nature as shown in figure
9.15. the four faces of leslies cube may be as follows.

a. A shining silvered surface

b. A dull black surface
c. A white surface
d. A coloured surface

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Hot water is filled in the leslies cube and is placed with one of its face towards radiation
detector. It is found that black dull surface is a good emitter of heat.

The rate at which various surfaces absorb heat also depends upon the nature of
those surfaces.

Surfaces Emitter absorbed Reflector

Dull black surface best Best Worst
Colure surface Good Good Bad
White surface Bad Bad Good
Shining silvered Worst Worst Best
surface
It is also found that the transfer of heat by radiation is also affected by the surface area of the
body emitting or absorbing heat. Larger is the area, greater will be the transfer of heat. It is due
to this reason that large numbers of slots are made in radiators increase their surface areas.

9.11: What is greenhouse effect?

Ans:

9.12: Explain the impact of greenhouse effect in global warming?

Ans: During the recent years, the percentage of carbon dioxide has been increased
considerably. The has caused and in the average temperature of the earth by tramping more
heat due to greenhouse effect. This phenomenon is known as global warming.

Problems

9.1: The concrete roof of a thickness 20cm has an area 200m2. The temperature inside the
house is 15co and outside is 35co. find the rate at which thermal energy will be conducted
through the roof. The value of k for concrete is 0.65wm-1k-1.

Solve:-

L= 20cm
20
= → 0.2𝑐𝑚
100

A= 200m2

T1= 15co

= 15+273

= 288k

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 T2= 35co

= 35+273

= 308k

k= 0.65wm-1k-1
𝑄
=?
𝑡

Using,
𝑄 𝑘𝐴( 𝑇1 −𝑇2)
=
𝑡 𝑙

(0.65𝑤𝑚−1 𝑘 −1 )( 200𝑚2 )(208−288)

=
0.2𝑚

( 0.65𝑤𝑚−1 )( 200𝑚2 )(20𝑘)

=
0.2𝑚

2600𝑤𝑚
=
0.2𝑚

= 1300w
𝑄
=1300js-1
𝑡

9.2: How much heat is lost in an hour through a glass window measuring 2.0m by 2.5m
when inside temperature is 25co and that of outside is 5co, the thickness of glass is 0.8 cm
and the value of k for glass is 0.8wm-1k-1?

Solve:-

t= 3600s

A= 2.0m×2.5m

A= 5m2

T1=25co→ = 298k

T2= 5co →= 278k

k= 0.8wm-1k-1

K= 0.8cm

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 0.8
= 𝑚
100

= 8×10-3m
𝑄 𝑘𝐴(𝑇1−𝑇2)
=
𝑡 𝐿

𝑘𝐴(𝑇1−𝑇2)×𝑡
Q=
𝑙

(0.8𝑤𝑚−1 𝑘 −1 )(5𝑚2 )(200𝑘)×3600𝑠

=
8×10−3 𝑚

Q= 3600000ws

Q= 3.6×107J

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