Exam code: 5054
1 markA substance is cooled. The graph below shows how its temperature changes over time.
What is happening in the portion of the graph labelled XY?
The gas is cooling.
The liquid is freezing.
The gas is condensing.
The liquid is cooling.
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1 markWhat are the upper and lower fixed points on a Celsius scale thermometer?
| Upper | Lower |
A | The boiling point of saturated salt solution. | The freezing point of salt-water |
B | The normal temperature of the human body | The freezing point of salt-water |
C | The boiling point of pure water | The freezing point of pure water |
D | The boiling point of pure water | Absolute zero |
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1 markA substance, which is initially in its solid form, is heated at a constant rate.
The graph shows how its temperature changes with time.
Between which points is the substance partly a liquid and partly a gas?
V and W
W and X
X and Y
Y and Z
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1 markWhich statement best describes a metal experiencing thermal expansion?
The size of the metal atoms increases
The space between the metal atoms increases
The metal atoms change state
The metal atoms gain enough energy to overcome the intermolecular forces of attraction holding them in place
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1 markWhen the temperature of a substance increases, there is also an increase in
gravitational potential energy
specific heat capacity
mass
internal energy
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1 markThe diagram shows four water molecules in a swimming pool. It also shows how much energy each molecule has.
Which of the water molecules is most likely to evaporate from the liquid?
Molecule A
Molecule B
Molecule C
Molecule D
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1 markWhich of the following statements defines the specific heat capacity of a substance?
The energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1℃.
The energy per ℃ required to raise the temperature of a substance.
The increase in length of 1kg of a substance when its temperature is increased by 1℃.
The energy required to change 1kg of a substance from a liquid to a gas.
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1 markIn a children’s experiment, a saucer of water is left outside to evaporate.
Which row shows weather conditions that will each cause the rate of evaporation from the saucer to increase?
| Temperature | Wind speed |
A | warm | windy |
B | warm | still |
C | cool | windy |
D | cool | still |
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1 markWooden barrels are often reinforced by putting tight iron rings around them.
What procedure would make it easier to get the iron ring onto the barrel?
Heating the barrel.
Cooling the iron ring.
Soaking the barrel in water.
Heating the iron ring.
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1 markIn order to calibrate a degrees Celsius thermometer, the lowest fixed point can be found by placing the thermometer in:
Melting ice with a large quantity of salt mixed in.
Pure distilled water.
Pure boiling water.
Pure melting ice.
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1 markAn iron cube is heated by a Bunsen burner.
Which of its properties decreases?
Mass
Density
Volume
Internal energy
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1 markA National Grid engineer connects an electrical cable between two pylons.
The cable is a bit too tight.
What could happen to the wire if the weather became very cold, and why?
| What could happen? | Why? |
A | The wire sags low | It expands |
B | The wire breaks | It contracts |
C | The wire breaks | It becomes brittle |
D | The wire’s resistance increases | It contracts |
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1 markInternal energy is affected by two properties of the particles which make up a substance.
Identify the two properties.
Motion and position
Acceleration and mass
Specific heat capacity and volume
State of matter and potential energy
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1 markBelow are four statements about evaporation. One of them is correct.
Which statement is correct?
Evaporation cannot occur if a liquid’s temperature is too low.
Evaporation happens equally, in all directions, from all parts of a liquid.
Evaporation cannot occur if a liquid is very dense.
Evaporation causes the temperature of the evaporating liquid to decrease.
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1 markA person cannot open a glass jar which has a metal lid.
After the lid is held under hot water for a few seconds, the jar opens easily.
What is the explanation for this?
The glass jar contracts.
The glass jar expands.
The metal lid contracts.
The metal lid expands.
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1 markThe more energetic particles escape from the surface of a liquid.
Which term describes this process?
condensation
evaporation
melting
radiation
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1 markThe diagram shows a clinical thermometer.
Which factor affects the sensitivity of the thermometer?
the constriction
the diameter of the bore
the length of the glass tube
the thickness of the glass tube
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1 markWhich row is correct for a thermocouple thermometer?
| Measures very high temperatures | Responds quickly to change in temperature |
A B C D | no no yes yes | no yes no yes |
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1 markWhat is the heat capacity of a body?
the amount of thermal energy that the body can absorb without melting
the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of the body by 1.0 °C
the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1.0 kg of the body by 1.0 °C
the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1.0 m3 of the body by 1.0 °C
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1 markWhich statement about water is correct?
At the boiling point, water vapour molecules have the same kinetic energy as liquid water molecules.
Evaporation occurs only at the boiling point.
Water molecules become heavier when water freezes.
Water molecules lose all of their kinetic energy when water freezes.
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1 markDrinks are often cooled by putting ice cubes into them.
A delicious cocktail is initially at a temperature of 12°C, when a few ice cubes are put into the drink.
After some time has passed, some of the ice has melted, and the temperature of the cocktail has dropped to 7°C.
What is the temperature of the remaining, unmelted ice?
7°C
0°C
5°C
2°C
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1 markA pan, containing 0.750 kg of water which is initially at 13°C is heated by an electric hob. 35 kJ of thermal energy is put into the water and its temperature rises.
You can assume that all the energy supplied by the hob goes into raising the temperature of the water.
The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg°C.
To the nearest °C, what is the final temperature of the water?
24°C
13°C
19°C
11°C
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1 markTwo beakers, X and Y, containing different liquids are heated by a student.
Both beakers contain the same mass of liquid, and are heated using the same heater set to the same power.
The graph shows how the temperature of each liquid changes with time.
What conclusion can be correctly drawn from the graph?
X has a higher melting point than Y.
Y boils sooner than X.
X has a lower specific heat capacity than Y.
Y has a higher boiling point than X.
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1 markTwo metal cylinders, P and Q, are heated using an electric heater. Both of the cylinders receive exactly the same amount of thermal energy.
The temperature of P increases by a smaller amount than the temperature of Q.
What conclusion can be drawn?
P is a better thermal conductor.
Q is a better thermal conductor.
P has a higher thermal capacity.
Q has a higher thermal capacity.
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1 markA student takes two blocks, block 1 and block 2, made from different metals and heats them until the temperature of both has risen by 20°C.
Both blocks are left on the desk to cool.
Block 2 has a greater thermal capacity than block 1.
Which of the blocks loses more energy as it cools to room temperature, and which of the blocks requires more energy to raise its temperature by 20°C?
| loses more energy when cooling | requires more energy to heat up |
A | block 1 | block 1 |
B | block 1 | block 2 |
C | block 2 | block 1 |
D | block 2 | block 2 |
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1 markThe water in outdoor swimming pools gradually evaporates.
How does the process of evaporation affect the temperature of the water in the swimming pool and what is the effect on the average kinetic energy of the water molecules?
| Temperature | Average kinetic energy per molecule |
A | reduces | reduces |
B | stays the same | stays the same |
C | increases | increases |
D | reduces | stays the same |
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