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4 Mary tested three different insulating materials. She wrapped each material around a beaker
of hot water and measured the temperature of the water every minute for 10 minutes.
90
Temperature (C)
85
80
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material A
70
material B
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material C
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Time (minutes)
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c Mary could have just measured the temperature of the water after 10 minutes. Suggest why
the way she did it was better.
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5 Metals are good conductors of heat.
a Each circle in the diagrams below represents a particle of a substance. Put a ring around the
diagram which shows the arrangement of particles in a solid.
A
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b Explain how metals conduct heat, using ideas about particles.
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6 a The statement below explain how energy is transferred through the water in the kettle.
Complete each sentence with the correct letters from the diagram.
i The water cools and becomes more dense at
__________.
A
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[1 mark]
B
D
b Why does the water rise after passing over the heater?
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c Heat passes through the sides of the kettle by conduction but not convection.
Why does convection not happen in solid materials?
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7 This graph shows how the temperature of a pure solid changes as it is heated.
Temperature (C)
E
D
C
X
B
A
Time
a Write the correct letter from the graph (AE) next to each statement.
i This is the melting point of the substance.
ii Where is the substance a liquid?
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iii Where is the substance formed from closely parked, regularly arranged particles?
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iv Where can the substance be squeezed into a smaller volume?
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8 A bimetallic strip is made of two different metals. When heated, the metals expand by different
amounts and the bimetallic strip will bend.
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Rhian heated ten metre rods of four different metals to the same temperature. The table shows the
expansion (increase in length) of each rod.
Material
brass
19
iron
12
platinum alloy
steel
11
a Complete the sentences below to show which combination of metals would cause the
bimetallic strip to bend most when it is heated?
Metal A should be
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Metal B should be
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b What happens to a hot bimetallic strip when it is cooled back to room temperature? Explain
your answer.
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