Assignment 5

ASSIGNMENT 5
Student Name : Subject : Physics

Grade/Class : 7 / Topic : Thermal Properties & Temperature
Date : January 24, 2023 Teacher(s) : Ms Diana Puspita I.
Semester : 2 (Term 3) Parent’s Signature :
Practice for MTT 3
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the best answer!
1. Look the table below:
Materials Coefficient Linear Thermal Expansion (α)
Iron 12 x 10-6 /oC
Copper 17 x 10-6 /oC
Aluminium 24 x 10-6 /oC
Based on the table above, what is the volume of thermal expansion coefficient of copper?
A) 84 x 10-6 /oC
B) 51 x 10-6 /oC
C) 36 x 10-6 /oC
D) 30 x 10-6 /oC
2. How does a glass thermometer work?
A) When it is heated, the glass contracts.

B) When it is cooled, the glass expands.
C) When it is heated, the liquid expands.
D) When it is cooled, the liquid expands.
3. Look at the picture below:
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Which statement is not correct based on the experiment about thermal expansion of liquid?
A) Thermal expansion coefficient of ether is higher than Water and Alcohol
B) Water has the smallest thermal expansion coefficient of all
C) Ether and Benzene have the same thermal expansion coefficient
D) Alcohol has the bigger thermal expansion coefficient than Water
4. The formula for linear thermal expansion is ΔL = L 0 . α . ΔT

What is the correct formula to find find “α” ?
5. The thermal expansion of liquid depends on the expansion of the container that it fills.
However, why does liquid overflow after heating?
A) because container does not expand
B) because coefficient of volume expansion for liquid is bigger than the container
C) because liquid and container expand at the same amount
D) because particles in solid container is more closely packed together than particles in liquid
6. The unit of specific heat capacity is …

a. J/kg
b. J/oC
c. Joule
d. J/kg.oC

7. Look at the picture below:
When do we use the specific heat capacity of water to calculate the heat?
a. at -10oC to 0oC
b. at 0oC
c. at 100oC
d. at 0oC to 100oC
8. Based on the diagram of Heat Equation below, when the temperature is -15 oC to 0oC, what is the
formula that is used to calculate the heat?
a. Q = mass x specific latent heat fusion

b. Q = mass x specific heat capacity of water x change of temperature
c. Q = mass x specific heat capacity of ice x change of temperature
d. Q = mass x specific latent heat vaporisation
SECTION B: ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS

Solve the following problems by showing the complete workings in a notebook.

1. In the laboratory experiment, the length of iron rod before heating is 20 cm at 40oC. After heating, the
length of iron is longer than before. Calculate the final length of iron rod at 80oC. (α = 12 x 10-6 /oC)
2. A silver rod has a length of 200 cm at 20oC. Calculate the increase of the length after heating when the
temperature is raised to 100oC. (The coefficient linear expansion “α “ of silver = 19 x 10-6/oC)
3. The length of the glass is 3 m at 20oC. After being heated, the length of the glass becomes 3.0018 m.
The coefficient of expansion of the length of the glass = 9 x 10 -6 /oC. The final temperature of the glass
is …
4. At 20 oC, the length of a sheet of aluminium is 10 cm and the width of its object is 50 cm. If the
coefficient of linear expansion for aluminium is 24 x 10-6 /oC, determine the change in area and the
final area at 70 oC.
5. A metal disk of radius as shown in the figure has an initial temperature of 10oC and is then heated.
Determine the area of the metal disk at 60oC. (α = 5 x 10-6 /oC)
[NB : Area of circle = π . r2 and ]
6. An aluminium metal block has sides as shown in the figure. Calculate the final volume of aluminium
when the temperature is raised from 25 oC to 65oC if coefficient
linear expansion of aluminium α = 24 x 10-6 /oC
7. It is known that there is a copper rod and an iron rod that have a length of 200 cm. Each object has an
initial temperature of 20oC and then heated, copper rods to 70oC and iron rods to 100oC. Which one
has the greater increase in length? [αcopper = 17 x 10-6 /oC and αiron = 12 x 10-6 /oC]
8. Consider the two states of a cube before and after heated. If the coefficient of thermal linear
expansion is 5 x 10-6 /oC, then what is the temperature of the cube after it expands?

9. During one day, 150 kg of water is pumped through the solar panel. The temperature of this water
rises from 16°C to 66°C. The water absorbs 25% of the energy incident on the solar panel. The specific
heat capacity of water is 4200 J /(kg °C). Calculate the energy incident on the solar panel during that
day.
10. The temperature of a person of mass 60 kg falls from 30.2°C to 30.7°C. Calculate the thermal energy
lost from the body. The average specific heat capacity of the body is 4000 J/(kg °C).
Checked and verified: January 20, 2023

By: David L


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Practice for MTT 3

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

2. How does a glass thermometer work?

A) When it is heated, the glass contracts.

3. Look at the picture below:

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4. The formula for linear thermal expansion is ΔL = L 0 . α . ΔT

6. The unit of specific heat capacity is …

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a. Q = mass x specific latent heat fusion

SECTION B: ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS

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[NB : Area of circle = π . r2 and ]

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Checked and verified: January 20, 2023

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