13 questions · 13 marks · ≈ 13 min
A substance is cooled. The graph below shows how its temperature changes over time.
What is happening in the portion of the graph labelled XY?
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The gas is cooling.
The liquid is freezing.
The gas is condensing.
The liquid is cooling.
What 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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A 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?
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V and W
W and X
X and Y
Y and Z
Which statement best describes a metal experiencing thermal expansion?
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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
Below are four statements about evaporation. One of them is correct.
Which statement is correct?
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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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Wooden 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?
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Heating the barrel.
Cooling the iron ring.
Soaking the barrel in water.
Heating the iron ring.
In order to calibrate a degrees Celsius thermometer, the lowest fixed point can be found by placing the thermometer in:
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Melting ice with a large quantity of salt mixed in.
Pure distilled water.
Pure boiling water.
Pure melting ice.
An iron cube is heated by a Bunsen burner.
Which of its properties decreases?
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Mass
Density
Volume
Internal energy
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A 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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The 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?
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Molecule A
Molecule B
Molecule C
Molecule D
The 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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Drinks are often cooled by putting ice cubes into them.
A delicious cocktail is initially at a temperature of 12℃, 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 ℃.
What is the temperature of the remaining, unmelted ice?
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7 ℃
0 ℃
5 ℃
2 ℃
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In 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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