Objective questions ( Test based on JSU)

1) The diagram 1 shows a thermometer.

Diagram 1

Which modification will increase the sensitivity of the thermometer?

A. Using a longer capillary tube

B. Using a bulb with a ticker wall

C. Using a glass steam with a thicker wall

D. Using a narrower bore of capillary tube

2) The diagram 2 shows a metal sphere P at 80oC is immersed in a cooler liquid Q.

Diagram 2
 Thermal diagram is reached when

A. Temperature of P = temperature of Q

B. Mass of Q displace = mass of P

C. Volume of Q = volume of P

D. Specific heat capacity of P = specific heat capacity of Q

3) Calculate the specific heat capacity of copper given that 204.75 J of energy raises the
temperature of 15 g of copper from 25oC to 60oC.

A. 1.23 JoC-1 g-1

B. 0.25 JoC-1 g-1

C. 0.39 JoC-1 g-1

D. 2.34 JoC-1 g-1

4) How much heat is needed to change the state of matter of 250 g of ice at 0oC ?

(specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.36 x 105 J kg-1)

A. 90 kJ

B. 84 kJ

C. 67 kJ

D. 36 kJ
5) Which physic law is derived from the above experiment ?

A. Boyle’s law

B. Hooke’s law

C. Charles’ law

D. Pressure law
Subjective questions

Question 1

a) What is the meant by specific heat capacity? ( 2 mark )

b) Diagram 2 shows phenomenon which occur in our daily life. Using a physic concept,

i. Explain how the phenomenon occur ( 2 mark )

ii. Name the phenomenon occurs ( 1 mark )

c) Diagram 2 shows a graph of temperature against time taken for heating 500 g of a liquid
using an immersion heater of 48 W.
Calculate

i. The specific heat capacity of liquid ( 2 mark )

ii. The final temperature of the mixture, if after 5 minutes of heating, the liquid is poured
into a beaker that contains 1 kg of water at temperature of 25oC ( 3 mark )

Objective answer

1) D
2) A
3) C
4) A
5) A

Subjective answer
Question 1 (a)

The amount of heat that must be supplied to the substance to increase the temperature by 1 oC for
a mass of 1 kg of the substance
Question 1 (b)

i. • Land has a low specific heat capacity than sea. Faster increase in temperature, land
is warmer than the sea
• Air above the land is heated up and rises.
•Cooler air from the sea moves from toward the land.
ii. Sea breeze

Question 1 (c)
i. Q = Pt
= 48 x 5 x 60 = 14400 J
Q = mcɵ
14400 = 500 x 10-3 (c) ( 80-40)
c = 720 J kg-1oC-1

ii. Heat release by liquid = heat absorb by water

mliquid Cliquid ∆ɵ = mwater Cwater ∆ɵ
( 500 x 10-3) (400)(800-ɵ) = (1)(4200)( ɵ - 25)
ɵ = 29.34 oC