Science: Chapter # 7
Questions Answers
1. What is heat energy also called?
Answer: Thermal energy.
2. Name two sources of heat energy.
Answer: Burning wood and burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas).
3. What is electrical energy used for in homes?
Answer: To run things like computers and fans.
4. Where do we get electrical energy from?
Answer: From power plants.
5. Name of the three types of power plants listed.
Answer: Hydroelectric, thermal, and wind.
6. What does a hydroelectric power plant use to generate electricity?
Answer: Energy from falling water.
7. What does a wind power plant use to generate electricity?
Answer: The force of wind to turn turbines.
8. What do batteries store?
Answer: Chemical energy.
9. What do batteries change chemical energy into?
Answer: Electrical energy.
10. Name three forms electrical energy can be turned into.
Answer: Light, sound, and heat energy.
11. Define “power plant”.
Answer: A large facility used to generate electricity.
12. What is a battery?
Answer: A device that stores energy in a chemical form and converts it to electrical energy.
13. How many lightning strikes occur every second worldwide?
Answer: About 44 lightning strikes per second.
14. How does an electric eel generate power compared to a wall socket?
Answer: It can generate 2–3 times the power of a wall socket.
15. Which fossil fuels are mentioned as sources of heat energy?
Answer: Coal, oil, and gas.
16. What type of energy does a wind turbine convert?
Answer: Kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.
17. Why are power plants important?
Answer: They generate the electrical energy we use in homes and devices.
[Link] is light energy?
A: Light energy is energy from objects that generate light and heat, like the Sun, light bulbs, or computer screens.
[Link] do we sense light?
A: We sense light with our eyes.
20. What does petrol do in a car?
A: Petrol generates chemical energy that powers the car.
21. Define mechanical energy.
A: Mechanical energy is energy released from a moving object or stored in an object at rest above the ground. E.g.
A football that moves when kicked.
22. Name three sources of sound mentioned on the page.
A: A bird singing, a bell ringing, and a car honking.
[Link] can loud noise be harmful?
A: It can be unpleasant and hurt our ears.
24. What is magnetic energy?
A: The ability of magnets to attract or repel certain kinds of metals.
25. How can magnetic energy be felt?
A: It can be felt up to a certain region around a magnet and then disappears.
26. What can all forms of energy do?
A: They can cause motion and create change. E.g. When a car crashes, all motion energy is suddenly released in an
uncontrolled instant.
27. What happens to an airplane without energy?
A: It would not be able to fly in the sky without energy provided by different sources.
[Link] does the text describe light travel?
A: Light primarily travels in a straight line and at an extremely fast speed.
29. According to Albert Einstein, what is special about the speed of light?
A: Nothing in the universe travels faster than light. Speed of light: 300,000 km/s.
30. How do we know vibrations are there even if we cannot see them?
A: We can feel them. For example, touching the speaker of a television set lets you feel the vibrations of the sound.
31. What is the main difference between a loud and a soft sound?
A: A loud sound has high energy (large amplitude), while a soft sound has low energy (small amplitude).
- Loud sounds: banging of a hammer, a car’s horn.
- Soft sounds: playing the piano gently, sound of blowing wind.
32. What do the thermometers show?
A: - The red thermometer indicates a high temperature (hotter object).
- The blue thermometer indicates a low temperature (cooler object)
33. Example of heat transfer in everyday life.
A: When a frying pan is put on a hot stove, heat energy moves from the hot stovetop to the cooler pan, making the
pan hot.
34. Q: What is the complete path along which electricity flows called?
A: An electric circuit.
35. Q: How does electricity behave in an electric circuit?
A: It travels around within the circuit.
36. What condition is necessary for electricity to flow in a circuit?
A: There must be no breaks in the circuit; otherwise, electricity cannot travel.
37. What are the essential components of an electric circuit mentioned in the text?
A: A battery (power source), wires, and a load (like a bulb).
38. What is the first step in preparing a clinical thermometer for use?
A: Give it a few shakes to bring the mercury below the 37 °C (98 °F) mark, the normal body temperature.
39. Where can a clinical thermometer be placed to measure body temperature?
A: Under the tongue or under the arm.
40. Anemometer?
A: A tool used to gauge the direction and speed of wind (not directly related to temperature measurement).