Heat and Temp Quiz
Heat and Temp Quiz
Heat and Temp Quiz
Stainless steel pans are usually provided with copper bottoms. The reason for this could be that
A. Copper bottom makes the pan more durable.
B. Such pans appear so colorful.
C. Copper is better conductor of heat than stainless steel.
D. Copper is easier to clean than stainless steel.
ANSWER: C
Liquid oxygen boils at normal pressure at -182.96 °C. What is this temperature in Kelvin?
A. 90.04 K
B. -90.04 K
C. 273 K
D. -273 K
ANSWER: A
Dry ice, or frozen carbon dioxide sublimes (phase change between solid to gas) at -78.5 °C under normal
atmospheric pressures. What is this temperature in Fahrenheit?
A. 109.3 °F
B. -109.3 °F
C. 46.2 °F
D. -46.2 °F
ANSWER: A
Convection occurs in
A. Solids only
B. liquids only
C. gases only
D. liquids and gases only
ANSWER: D
The inside of a solar cooker and the pipes of a solar water heater are painted black because black surface is
A. Good reflector of heat
B. Good absorber of heat
C. Poor absorber of heat
D. Good radiator of heat
ANSWER: B
A beggar wrapped himself with a few layers of newspaper on a cold winter night. This helped him to keep himself
warm because
A. Friction between the layers of newspaper produces heat.
B. Air trapped between the layers of newspaper is a bad conductor of heat.
C. Newspaper is a conductor of heat.
D. Newspaper is at a higher temperature than the temperature of the surrounding.
ANSWER: B
Shan and Zaby measured their body temperature. Shan found her to be 98.6 °F and Zaby recorded 37 °C. Which
of the following statement is true?
A. Shan has a higher body temperature than Zaby.
B. Shan has a lower body temperature than Zaby.
C. Both have normal body temperature.
D. Both are suffering from fever.
ANSWER: C