ANNOR ADJAYE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

QUIZ ON HEAT 1-TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT

Answer all the questions by choosing the correct answer from the options provided from A-D.
1. The level of a liquid in a vessel being meniscus of the mercury thread is 15 cm
heated is observed to fall first before it above the ice point.
starts rising because the A. 6.0 ℃ B. 25.0 ℃ B
A. The liquid has a higher expansivity
than the vessel. C. 37.5 ℃ D. 55.0 ℃
B. Vessel has a higher expansivity than 6. Resistance is the property of a
the liquid. conductor which enables it to convert
C. Vessel first acquires the heat and electrical energy to
expands before the heat reaches the
liquid A.magnetic energy B. light energy
D. Liquid is a better conductor of heat
C.sound energy D. heat energy.
than the vessel
2. The lower and upper fixed points of a 7. Which of the following thermometers
certain temperature scale are -10 and 110 can be used to measure a temperature of
T. Determine the equivalent of 80 T on -50 ℃ ?
the Celsius scale.
A. 66.7 ℃ A. A clinical thermometer
B. 75.0 ℃ B. A mercury-in-glass thermometer
C. 96.0 ℃
D. 108.0 ℃ C.An alcohol -in-glass thermometer
3. Which of the following conditions are D.Six’s minimum and maximum
necessary for temperature determination? thermometer
I. Good thermal conduction
II. Constant heat distribution 8. Which of the following instruments can
III. Attainment of thermal be used to determine the steam point of a
equilibrium newly constructed mercury-in-glass
A. I and II only B. I and III only thermometer?
C. II and III only D. I, II and III A. Pyrometer B. Manometer
4. Which of the following graphs illustrates
the expansion of water between 0℃ and C. Hydrometer D. Hypsometer
100 ℃ ?
9. A material expands from 1000 m to1002
m when heated from 30 ℃ to 130℃ .
Calculate the linear expansivity of the
material.

A.1.0×10−5 K −1 B. 2.0×10−5 K −1

C. 3.0×10−5 K −1 D. 4.0 ×10−5 K −1

10. An effective method effective method of

separating a drinking glass stuck into
another is by
A. placing the glass in cold water
5. The ice and steam points of a mercury-
in- glass thermometer are 40 cm apart. B. pouring water at room temperature
Calculate the Celsius scale when the into the inner glass.
 C.placing the outer glass in warm water A. density B. mass
D. pouring hot water into the inner glass C. volume D. Temperature
11. The mass of an empty density bottle is 17. The temperature of the human body is
30 g. When filled with a liquid, the mass
of the bottle and liquid is 40 g. On 37 ℃ . Determine the value of on the
heating the filled bottle through 40 ℃ , Fahrenheit scale.
the mass reduces to 38 g. Calculate the A. 37.0 ℉ B. 66.6℉
apparent cubic expansivity of the liquid. B. 98.6 ℉ D. 124.2 ℉
A. 6.25 ×10 K −1 B. 6.25×10−3 K −1 18. The anomalous expansion of water occurs
in the range
C. 2.50 ×10−3 K −1 D. 2.50 ×10−4 K−1
A. 0 to 100 ℃ B. 0 to 4 ℃
12. Which of the following thermometers is
most suitable for measuring rapidly changing C. 4 ℃ to 100 ℃ D. -4 ℃ to 0 ℃
temperature ?
19. The absolute zero temperature refers to the
A. constant volume temperature
B. platinum resistance A. at which thermal motion ceases
C. pyrometer B. at which ice melts
D. thermocouple C. of a real gas

13. A piece of glass of area 400mm2 is heated D. at which pressure of a real gas is maximum
through 80 K. Calculate its new area given that
20. Which of the following physical quantities
the linear expansivity of glass is
cannot be used to measure temperature?
8.5 ×10−3 K −1. A. change in electromotive force
2 2
A. 399.9 mm B. 402.7 mm B. change in volume of a gas at constant
pressure
C. 405.4 mm2 D. 408.2 mm2
C. change in electrical resistance of a wire
14. The ice and steam points of a resistance
thermometer are 12.0 Ω and 20.0 Ω D. change in density of a substance
respectively. Calculate the resistance of the
21. An iron rod of volume 1.0 m 3 was heated
thermometer at 10 ℃ .
and its temperature rose by 1 ℃ . Determine
A.12.4 Ω B. 12.8 Ω increase in its volume.
C. 13.2 Ω D. 13.4 Ω [linear expansivity of iron= 1.2×10−5 ℃−1]
15. A thermocouple works on the principle of A. 3.6×10−15 m3 B. 2.4×10−10 m3
variation of e.m.f with
C.3.6×10−5 m3 D. 2.4×10−5 m3
A. temperature B. volume
22. The lower and upper fixed points of a
C. resistance D. pressure
thermometer are 70 cm apart. On a certain day,
16. Which of the following physical quantities the length of the mercury thread in the
determines the direction of flow of heat energy thermometer is 24 cm below the steam point.
when two bodies are placed in contact with Determine the temperature reading of the
each other? thermometer.
A. 65.7 ℃ B. 54 ℃ A. 13 ℃ B. 20 ℃

C. 34 ℃ D. 24 ℃ C. 33 ℃ D. 38 ℃

23. The temperature of an object is raised by 29. Which of the following types
120 ℃ . The resulting increase in its absolute thermometers is the most accurate?
temperature is
A. alcohol in glass thermometer
A. 393 K B. 200 K
B. constant volume gas thermometer
C. 120 K D. 50 K
C. resistance thermometer
24. The effect of heat on matter includes the
D. thermoelectric thermometer
following except
30. The device used for maintaining a steady
A. rise in temperature B. friction
temperature in an electrical appliance is a
C. change of state D. expansion
A. thermocouple B. thermometer
25. In the clinical thermometer, the function of
C. thermostat D. thermistor
the kink is to
31. The ice point on the absolute scale of
I. prevent back flow of mercury after use.
temperature is
II. ensures the back flow of mercury after use.
A. 0 K B. 32 K C.100 K D. 273 K
III. maintains the thermometric property of
32. The wire of a platinum resistance
mercury
thermometer has a resistance of 3.5 Ω at 0 ℃
IV allows the temperature attained to be read and 10.5 Ω at 100 ℃ . Calculate the
temperature of the wire when its resistance is
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
7.5 Ω.
A. I only B. I and II only
A. 25 ℃ B. 36 ℃
C I and IV only D. III and IV only
C. 57 ℃ D. 78℃
26. An aluminum rod of length 1.8 m at 10 ℃
33. The upper and lower fixed points of a
is heated to produce a difference in length of
thermometer correspond to 90 mm and x mm
0.007 m. Calculate the temperature to which it
respectively. If a temperature of 40 ℃
is heated. [Linear expansivity of
corresponds to a reading of 40 mm on the
aluminium=2.3×10−5 K −1 ¿
thermometer, calculate x .
A. 155 ℃ B. 160 ℃
A. 36.00 mm B. 17.78 mm
C. 169 ℃ D. 179 ℃ C. 6.67 mm D. 4.00 mm
27. One of the advantages of alcohol over 34. Which of the following statement is not a
mercury as a thermometric substance is that reason for using mercury as a thermometric
alcohol has higher substance? It
A. expansivity B. conductivity A. is easily seen through glass
C. boiling point D. density B. has low specific heat capacity
28. A mercury-in-glass thermometer reads C. exists as a liquid for a wide range of
4 cm at ice point and 29 cm at steam point. temperatures.
Calculate the temperature when the mercury
level is at 9 cm. D. has low volume expansivity
35. Hot water poured into a thick glass bottle A. cubic expansion
may result in cracking of the bottle because
B. thermal expansion
A. glass expands unevenly
C. cubic expansivity
B. water expands unevenly
D. thermal expansivity
C. glass has low linear expansivity
41. A metal rod is 50 cm long at 0℃ . By how
D. water has high specific heat capacity much will it expand when heated to 70℃ ?
36. In the determination of the lower fixed [α =1.1 ×10−5 K −1 ¿
point of a thermometer, the ice must be pure
because impurities A. 3.85×10−2 cm B. 3.85×10−3 cm
B. 3.85×10−4 cm D. 3.85×10−7 cm
A. increase the melting point
42. The absolute zero degree of temperature is
B. decrease the melting point
equivalent
C. increases the latent heat of fusion
A. 273 K B. -273 ℃
D. decreases the sensitivity of the apparatus
C. 373 K D. -373 ℃
37. Which of the following thermometers can
be used to measure temperature above 43. As a hot-metal bar is cooled, there will be
no change in its
2000 ℃ ?
A. length B. surface area
A. Thermocouple
B. Resistance thermometer C. volume D. mass
C. Gas thermometer 44. The following are thermometric properties
D. Pyrometer except
38. The sensitivity of a mercury-in-glass A. potential difference across platinum wire.
thermometer can be increased by
B. pressure of a gas
A. decreasing the volume of the mercury bulb
C. volume of a gas
B. increasing the diameter of the capillary tube
D. length of a column of alcohol
C. decreasing the diameter of the capillary
tube 45. which of the following is correct about the
fixed points of a temperature scale?
D. increasing the length of the capillary tube
A. They vary uniformly with temperature
39. Which of the following physical properties
are thermometric B. They are easily reproducible

I. voltage C. They lie between 0℃ and 100 ℃

II. resistance D. They depend soley on atmospheric

pressure.
III. length
46. Temperature, T is defined on the ideal gas
A. I and II only B. I and III only scale as
C II and III only D. I, II and III
40. The fractional increase in the dimensions
of a substance per unit temperature is its
T= ( )
XT
X tr
× 273.16 K
 The term X tr is the

A. Fundamental interval
B. Triple point of water
C. Value of the thermometric property at
temperature, T.
D. Value of the thermometric property at
the triple point of water.
47. A thin-walled glass container is unlikely
when very hot water is poured into it because
A. thin glass does not expand fast
B. all parts of the glass are heated uniformly
C. the glass does not reach its melting point
D. the glass container contracts
48. which of the following statements about
mercury as thermometric substance is correct?
A. it is not opaque
B. it does wet glass
C. it has high expansivity
D. it has high heat capacity
49. Calculate the increase in length when
1000.0 cm of steel wire of linear expansivity
1.2 ×10−5 ℃−1 is heated from 0 ℃ to 50 ℃ .

A. 6.0×10−3 cm B. 1.20×10−2 cm

C. 6.0×10−1 cm D. 1006.0 cm

50. Which of the following features describe a

pyrometer?
A. wide range, accurate, slow response
B. rapid response, inaccurate, short range
C. accurate, wide range, rapid response
D. rapid response, short range, accurate.