Chapter Nine: Heat and Temperature a) Doctors only b) Meteorologists c) Engineers only d)

Farmers only
1. Which of the following best defines heat? a) A form of 18. Why do industries keep using a thermometer regularly?
matter b) A form of energy c) A measure of hotness d) A a) To measure humidity only b) To maintain a constant
unit of temperature temperature c) To measure pressure only d) To weigh
2. According to the chapter, all things in the universe are raw materials
divided into which two categories? a) Solid and liquid 19. A mercury thermometer works on the principle that —
b) Matter and energy c) Hot and cold d) Living and non- a) mercury changes color with temperature b) the
living volume of mercury increases or decreases with
3. Which sense organ allows us to feel heat? a) Eye b) Ear temperature c) mercury evaporates at room temperature
c) Skin d) Nose d) mercury conducts electricity
4. An object becomes hot when it — a) releases heat b) 20. In a mercury thermometer, the thick-walled glass tube
absorbs heat c) loses mass d) gains mass has a narrow and uniform — a) thickness b) bore c)
5. An object becomes cold when it — a) absorbs heat b) length d) color
releases heat c) gains weight d) expands 21. What does the bulb of a mercury thermometer contain?
6. In the glass activity described in the chapter, why does a) Air only b) Pure and dry mercury c) Water d) Alcohol
the glass containing hot water feel hot? a) It has lost heat mixed with water
b) It has absorbed heat from the hot water c) It has 22. Apart from a small amount of mercury vapour, what
gained mass d) It is made of a different material does the rest of the tube (above the mercury) contain? a)
7. Matter is defined in the chapter as anything that — a) Air b) Nothing c) Water vapour d) Carbon dioxide
has energy and no mass b) has mass and offers resistance 23. Why does the mercury rise to a great extent in the tube
to an applied force c) can only be hot d) cannot be even with a slight rise in bulb temperature? a) Because
touched the tube is wide b) Because the bore of the tube is
8. Energy, unlike matter, — a) has mass b) has no mass c) extremely narrow c) Because mercury is a gas d)
offers resistance to force d) can be weighed Because the bulb is made of metal
9. Temperature is best described as — a) a form of energy 24. How is the temperature increase understood while using
b) the measure of how hot or cold an object is c) the total a mercury thermometer? a) By weighing the
heat content of a body d) a type of thermal radiation thermometer b) By observing the mercury level on the
10. In the steel-glass activity, why does the glass feel hotter graduated scale c) By measuring the length of the tube
after being filled with hot water for two minutes? a) The d) By checking the color of the bulb
glass has lost heat gradually b) The glass has gained heat 25. Apart from mercury, which other liquid is mentioned in
gradually c) The glass has changed its mass d) The glass the chapter as being used in thermometers? a) Water b)
has changed its shape Alcohol c) Honey d) Oil
11. Which statement correctly distinguishes heat from 26. According to the chapter, the normal temperature of the
temperature? a) Heat and temperature are the same human body is — a) 100.4° Fahrenheit b) 98.4°
physical quantity b) Heat is energy; temperature is the Fahrenheit c) 98.4° Celsius d) 212° Fahrenheit
thermal condition of a body c) Temperature is energy; 27. A clinical thermometer measuring fever above the
heat is the thermal condition of a body d) Heat can only normal human body temperature indicates that the
be measured, temperature cannot person — a) has hypothermia b) has fever c) has low
12. When the glass becomes "too hot," what happens to its blood pressure d) has normal health
temperature? a) It becomes low b) It becomes high c) It
remains unchanged d) It becomes negative 28. The two fixed temperatures used as standards for a
13. Which of these correctly completes the sentence: thermometer are — a) boiling point and melting point of
"Temperature expresses the ___ condition of anything"? iron b) freezing point and boiling point of water c) room
a) chemical b) physical c) thermal d) electrical temperature and body temperature d) sunrise and sunset
14. Why can't the hotness of an object always be judged temperatures
accurately by touch alone? a) Touch can only detect 29. The freezing point is defined as the temperature at which
color b) An object's temperature cannot be determined — a) water boils under normal atmospheric pressure b)
accurately by touch c) Touch destroys the object d) pure ice melts under normal atmospheric pressure c)
Touch only works on liquids mercury evaporates d) water becomes vapour
15. Which of the following is needed for an accurate 30. The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which
measurement of how hot or cold something is? a) A — a) pure water boils to vapour under normal
balance b) A thermometer c) A measuring tape d) A atmospheric pressure b) pure ice melts under normal
barometer atmospheric pressure c) mercury freezes d) air becomes
humid
16. What is the name of the instrument used to measure 31. In the Celsius scale, the freezing point of water is
temperature? a) Barometer b) Thermometer c) marked as — a) 32° b) 0° c) 100° d) 212°
Hygrometer d) Anemometer 32. In the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is marked
17. Who, among the following professionals, commonly as — a) 0° b) 32° c) 100° d) 212°
uses a thermometer to measure the temperature of air?
33. The interval between the freezing point and boiling 49. What mainly causes railway iron rails to heat up while
point in the Celsius scale is divided into how many equal trains run over them? a) Sunlight only b) Friction of
divisions? a) 32 b) 100 c) 180 d) 212 wheels with the rails c) Wind resistance d) Rainfall
34. Why is the Celsius scale also called the centigrade 50. What would likely happen to a railway line if no gap
scale? a) Because it was invented in a century b) were left between consecutive rails? a) Nothing would
Because "centi" means hundred and "grade" means happen b) The line would twist or bend c) The rails
divisions c) Because it has 180 divisions d) Because it would become shorter d) The rails would turn into liquid
is used only in cold countries
35. In the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 51. Compared to solids, the expansion of liquids in volume
marked as — a) 0° b) 32° c) 100° d) 212° due to heat is — a) much lower b) much higher c)
36. In the Fahrenheit scale, the boiling point of water is exactly equal d) negligible
marked as — a) 100° b) 180° c) 212° d) 32° 52. Which liquid metal's expansion property is used to make
37. The interval between the freezing point and boiling a thermometer? a) Water b) Mercury c) Iron d) Sodium
point in the Fahrenheit scale is divided into how many 53. According to the chapter, the height of the sea surface is
equal divisions? a) 100 b) 180 c) 212 d) 32 increasing due to — a) reduction of seawater b)
38. Which equation correctly relates Celsius (C) and expansion of the volume of sea water as Earth's
Fahrenheit (F) scales? a) C/5 = F+32/9 b) C/5 = temperature increases c) increased fishing activity d)
(F−32)/9 c) C/9 = (F−32)/5 d) C×5 = (F−32)×9 decreased rainfall
39. If a person's body temperature is measured as 38°C, 54. Which of the following best reflects a real-world
what is the equivalent temperature in Fahrenheit? a) consequence of liquid expansion mentioned in the
98.4°F b) 100.4°F c) 102.4°F d) 68.4°F chapter? a) Formation of icebergs b) Rising sea level
40. A weather forecast states that the maximum temperature due to global warming c) Decreasing ocean salinity d)
of the day is 30°C, as mentioned in the chapter. This Formation of clouds
scale (Celsius) is mainly used for — a) cooking 55. The expansion of liquid is best demonstrated in the
purposes only b) scientific works c) measuring distance chapter through the working of — a) a barometer b) a
d) measuring humidity only thermometer c) a hygrometer d) an anemometer
41. Who invented the Fahrenheit scale? a) Celsius b) 56. As Earth's temperature increases, what is stated to
Newton c) Fahrenheit d) Galileo happen to mercury or liquid-based systems compared to
42. If someone says their fever is "101 degrees," according solids? a) Liquids expand less than solids b) Liquids
to the chapter, which scale are they most likely referring expand more than solids c) Liquids do not expand at all
to in common daily usage? a) Celsius scale b) d) Liquids only contract
Fahrenheit scale c) Kelvin scale d) Centigrade scale
57. In the bottle-and-balloon activity, what is tied to the
43. Which physical change generally happens to most neck of the empty glass bottle? a) A piece of cloth b) A
substances when heat is applied? a) Their mass balloon c) A metal cap d) A rubber band only
increases b) Their volume expands c) Their color 58. What happens to the balloon when the bottle is dipped
changes d) Their density increases sharply in hot water? a) It shrinks b) It blows away (inflates) a
44. In the ball-and-ring activity, what happens when the little c) It bursts immediately d) It changes color
cold brass ball is heated and an attempt is made to pass 59. What happens to the balloon when the bottle is then
it through the ring? a) The ball passes through easily b) dipped in cold water? a) It inflates further b) It
The ball does not pass through the ring c) The ring soaks/deflates back into the bottle c) It remains
breaks d) The ball melts instantly unchanged d) It detaches from the bottle
45. Why does the heated brass ball fail to pass through the 60. Why does the balloon inflate when the bottle is placed
ring in the activity? a) The ring has contracted b) The in hot water? a) The air inside the bottle contracts b) The
ball has expanded due to heat c) The ball has become air inside the bottle gets heated and expands c) The glass
lighter d) The temperature has no effect on the ball bottle shrinks d) Water enters the balloon
46. Compared to liquids and gases, the expansion of solids 61. Compared to solids and liquids, gases expand — a) less
due to heat is — a) very large b) minor c) impossible d) when heated b) more when heated c) the same amount
equal to that of gases when heated d) not at all when heated
47. Why is it generally easier to open a tightly fitted metallic 62. Why does a hole made on baking bread release
jam or sauce bottle lid after heating its neck? a) Heating something with a sound? a) Because flour reacts
shrinks the lid b) Heating expands the metallic neck, chemically b) Because vapour formed inside the bread
loosening the lid c) Heating melts the glass d) Heating expands and escapes c) Because the oven door opens d)
changes the color of the lid Because yeast explodes
48. Why is a gap deliberately kept between two consecutive 63. Engines are run using which principle related to heat? a)
iron rails of a railway line? a) To save the cost of iron b) Contraction of solids b) Expansion of gas caused by heat
To allow the rails to expand due to heat without twisting c) Conduction through metal only d) Radiation
or bending c) To make the train noisier d) To help trains absorption only
stop faster 64. What helps drive an engine, according to the chapter? a)
The shocks of the expanded gas from burnt fuel b) The
 cooling of the engine block c) The weight of the fuel d) 78. How many main processes of heat transmission are
The color of the exhaust mentioned in the chapter? a) Two b) Three c) Four d)
65. The applied force of air per unit area is known as — a) Five
humidity b) pressure of air c) density of air d) 79. What are the three processes of heat transmission
temperature of air mentioned in the chapter? a) Conduction, Evaporation,
66. According to the chapter, why does atmospheric Radiation b) Conduction, Convection, Radiation c)
pressure decrease when the temperature of a place rises? Convection, Evaporation, Condensation d) Radiation,
a) Air becomes denser and sinks b) Air gets lighter and Reflection, Refraction
goes up, decreasing density and pressure c) Air 80. Why does a steel spoon become hot when kept in a hot
disappears completely d) Pressure is unrelated to curry bowl? a) Due to convection b) Due to conduction
temperature c) Due to radiation d) Due to evaporation
67. A place with higher temperature generally experiences 81. Heat conduction mainly occurs in which state of matter,
— a) high pressure (depression does not take place) b) according to the chapter? a) Gases b) Liquids c) Solid
low pressure i.e. depression c) no change in pressure d) substances d) Plasma
increased solid density 82. In the process of conduction, why does heat flow from
68. Where does high atmospheric pressure typically take the hot end to the cold end without the particles
place, according to the chapter? a) Where temperature is changing position? a) Particles of solids move freely b)
high b) Where temperature is low c) Where humidity is Particles of solids vibrate in place and pass on heat to
zero d) Where there is no air adjacent particles c) Particles of solids evaporate d)
69. Humidity refers to — a) the temperature of air b) the Particles of solids dissolve
amount of water vapour present in air c) the pressure 83. Which of these metals is mentioned in the chapter as
exerted by air d) the speed of wind conducting heat away rapidly? a) Wood b) Iron, Copper,
70. As temperature increases, water on Earth's surface turns Brass, Aluminium, Zinc c) Cotton d) Soil
into vapour — a) less b) more c) not at all d) only at 84. Why are cooking utensils generally made of metals? a)
night Metals are cheap b) Metals conduct heat away rapidly
71. During which months, as mentioned in the chapter, do c) Metals are non-reactive d) Metals are lightweight
people in Bangladesh typically feel sultry weather due 85. Why is a wooden stick convenient for cooking
to higher humidity? a) Magh and Falgun b) Srabon and purposes? a) Wood conducts heat rapidly b) Wood
Bhadro c) Chaitra and Boishakh d) Kartik and conducts heat to a minimum (poor conductor) c) Wood
Agrahayan is heavier than metal d) Wood changes color with heat
72. From where does a lot of water vapour come to land 86. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a poor
during the monsoon, according to the chapter? a) The conductor of heat in the chapter? a) Wood b) Cotton c)
Himalayas b) The Bay of Bengal c) The Arabian Sea d) Copper d) Cloth
The Pacific Ocean
73. Why does our body sweat more when humidity in the 87. Convection is the process by which heat flows through
air is high? a) Because air pressure decreases b) Because — a) solids only b) liquid and gas c) vacuum only d)
air already holding more water vapour reduces solids and vacuum
evaporation of sweat, increasing perceived sweating c) 88. In the pot-of-water activity, what happens to the
Because temperature decreases d) Because wind speed particles of water at the bottom after they absorb heat?
increases a) They become heavier and sink further b) They
74. What ultimately happens when water vapour in the air become lighter and rise upward c) They disappear d)
increases too much and condenses? a) It immediately They turn into ice
evaporates again b) It turns into cloud and eventually 89. In convection, what happens to the cooler particles of
causes rain c) It turns directly into ice d) It has no further water at the top of a heated pot? a) They remain at the
effect top permanently b) They go down and absorb heat c)
75. The relationship between rising temperature and the They evaporate immediately d) They become solid
amount of water vapour air can hold is — a) inverse 90. The continuous process of convection continues until —
(more temperature, less vapour) b) direct (more a) the water completely evaporates b) all the water is
temperature, more vapour) c) there is no relationship d) equally heated and attains the same temperature c) the
vapour content is constant regardless of temperature pot cracks d) the water freezes
76. Which of the following best summarizes Lesson 8's 91. Why do villagers standing beside a winter fire feel
main idea? a) Heat transmission only happens through warmer when they put their hand carefully over the fire
solids b) Temperature changes affect both humidity and rather than standing aside? a) Because radiation only
atmospheric pressure c) Pressure has no link with travels sideways b) Because heated air particles move
temperature d) Humidity only depends on rainfall upward by convection, carrying heat directly above the
77. The process by which heat transfers from a place of fire c) Because the fire burns brighter above d) Because
higher temperature to a place of lower temperature is conduction works only vertically
called — a) radiation b) heat transmission c) 92. Which best describes how gases transmit heat through
evaporation d) condensation convection? a) Gas particles remain stationary and
vibrate only b) Gas particles get heated and transmit heat
 by changing their positions c) Gases cannot transmit
heat at all d) Gases transmit heat only through radiation
93. What ultimately powers the convection current
observed when water is heated in a pot on a burner? a)
The shape of the pot b) The difference in
lightness/heaviness between hot and cold water particles
c) The color of the water d) The material of the burner
94. Convection differs from conduction mainly because, in
convection — a) particles do not move from their
position b) heated particles physically move and carry
heat with them c) no heat is transferred at all d) only
solids are involved

95. What is described as the main source of heat for the

Earth? a) The Moon b) The Sun c) Volcanoes d) The
ocean
96. How does heat travel from the Sun to the Earth through
empty space, which contains no gaseous medium? a)
Through conduction b) Through convection c) Through
radiation d) Heat cannot travel through space
97. A substance that radiates (gives off) heat is called — a)
an absorber b) a radiator c) a conductor d) an insulator
98. A substance that absorbs heat due to its temperature is
called — a) a radiator b) an absorber c) a convector d) a
reflector
99. Unlike conduction and convection, radiation can
transfer heat — a) only through a solid medium b) only
through a liquid medium c) whether or not a medium is
present d) only through gases
100. According to the chapter, what process converts
hydrogen gas into helium gas in the Sun, producing heat
and light? a) Combustion b) Fusion-type nuclear process
described as hydrogen turning into helium c)
Evaporation d) Condensation
101. During the day, why does part of the Earth get
heated up? a) The Earth radiates more heat than it
absorbs b) The Earth radiates less heat than it absorbs c)
The Earth absorbs no heat at all d) The Earth only
radiates heat, never absorbs it
102. At night, why does part of the Earth become
cool? a) It radiates more heat energy than it absorbs b)
It absorbs more heat than it radiates c) It stops radiating
completely d) It receives heat from the Moon
103. Which of the following gases are mentioned as
blocking heat radiation and contributing to global
warming? a) Oxygen, Nitrogen, Helium b) Carbon
dioxide, Methane, Water vapour c) Hydrogen, Neon,
Argon d) Ozone, Chlorine, Fluorine