Chapter 6: Thermal Properties of Matter Physics Mcqs for High School - Grade 9 - Set 3

1)   The boiling point of water is

a. 323 °C
b. 100 °C
c. 273 °C
d. 0 °C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 323 °C

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2)   The normal human body's temperature is 98.6 ° F. In the Celsius scale, it is

a. 30 °C
b. 37 °C
c. 42 °C
d. 32 °C
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ANSWER: 37 °C

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3)   The evaporation from the surface of any liquid depends on

a. temperature
b. wind
c. nature of liquid
d. all of above
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ANSWER: all of above

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4)   The most suitable thermometric material is

a. francium
b. francium
c. water
d. water
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: water

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5)   The temperature at which solid starts to melt is called

a. freezing point
b. boiling point
c. fusion point
d. melting point
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: fusion point

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6)   Greater number of molecules has the chance to escape from the surface if its area is

a. smaller
b. larger
c. deep
d. shallow
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ANSWER: larger

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7)   In SI units, the unit of temperature is

a. kelvin(K)
b. omega(ω)
c. pi(π)
d. newton(N)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: kelvin(K)

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8)   On the Kelvin scale, the upper fixed point is marked as

a. 180 K
b. 273 K
c. 373 K
d. 0 K
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 373 K

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9)   The substance which has the greatest average kinetic energy is

a. steel
b. copper
c. water
d. lead
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: water

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10)   In central heating systems, to carry thermal energy through pipes from the boiler to radiators we use

a. hot water
b. cold water
c. mercury
d. carbonates
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ANSWER: hot water

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11)   50 °C on Fahrenheit scale is

a. 123 °F
b. 120 °F
c. 135 °F
d. 122 °F
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 122 °F

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12)   A brass rod is 1m long at 0 °C, if the coefficient of expansion is 1.9 * 10-5 K-1 then length at 30 °C is

a. 1.00057 m
b. 1.0057 m
c. 1.057 m
d. 15.7 m
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1.00057 m

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13)   Volume thermal expansion is also termed as

a. area thermal expansion
b. quadratic thermal expansion
c. circle thermal expansion
d. cubical thermal expansion
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: cubical thermal expansion

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14)   On Fahrenheit scale, the lower fixed point is marked as

a. 100 °F
b. 0 °F
c. 32 °F
d. 212 °F
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ANSWER: 32 °F

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15)   If a bross rod is 1m long at 0 °C and α is 1.9×10-5 K-1, then its length at 30 °C is

a. 1.057 m
b. 1.00057 m
c. 1.57 m
d. 1.0057 m
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1.00057 m

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16)   Latent heat of fusion of ice is

a. 4.36 × 10⁵ Jkg-¹
b. 2.36 × 10⁵ Jkg-¹
c. 1.36 × 10⁵ Jkg-¹
d. 3.36 × 10⁵ Jkg-¹
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3.36 × 10⁵ Jkg-¹

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17)   At high temperature, the evaporation is

a. fast
b. low
c. decreasing
d. zero
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: fast

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18)   Normal human body's temperature is

a. 30 °C
b. 37 °C
c. 42 °C
d. 32 °C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 37 °C

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19)   Ice changes into water at

a. 100 °C
b. 0 °C
c. 132 °C
d. 32 °C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0 °C

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20)   The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to solid is called its

a. constant point
b. boiling point
c. freezing point
d. melting point
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: freezing point

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