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Heat
PAPER 2
Section A : Answer all the questions.
1. Using the words given, fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
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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(v) What kind of object is a good
(a) radiator of heat? _____________________________
(b) reflector of heat? _____________________________
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(vi) Food in which pot, a shiny one or a black one, can be cooked faster? Why?
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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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(ii) Which type of sheet is a good conductor?
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(c) In which tin is the temperature of the water at its
(i) lowest ?
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(ii) highest?
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Figure 2 shows experiments P and Q to investigate the transfer of heat through a liquid and a
gas.
Figure 2
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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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(b) How does the process of convection occur in liquid?
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(c) Explain how the convection current helps us in boiling water.
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Figure 4
(a) Identify metal X and Y shown in the figure above.
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(b) i. Why is a bimetallic strip used in this experiment?
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ii
Why does the bimetallic strip bend towards the contact screw when
there is a fire?
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Controlled variable :
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(ii)
Manipulated variable:
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(iii)
Responding variable
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( 3 marks )