Thermal Expansion Questions and Answers

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how Sensitivity of a clinical thermometer is increased?

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why two thin blanket are warmer than a single thick one

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Explain the anomalous expansion of water.

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How does a fire alarm work

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A bottle of soda stands on a bench. As the temperature of the surrounding rises the temperature of the bottle also rises. State and explain the effects of this on the stability of the bottle

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state one application of expansion of gases

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Give a reason why water is not suitable as a barometric liquid.

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How does a bimetallic thermostat work?

asked Aug 18, 2021 in Physics Form 1 by amosmulinya

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State why it is necessary to leave an air space in closed glass bottle of water when it is to be kept in a refrigerator.

asked Aug 18, 2021 in Physics Form 1 by anonymous

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Figure 2 below shows a piece of wood fitted into a copper pipe and a piece of paper wrapped tightly around the junction.

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Explain why the blades of a panga feels colder than the wooden handle when touched with a finger after exposure to low temperatures

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The system in the figure below is a set-up which can be used to illustrate expansion of liquids.

asked Jul 29, 2021 in Physics Form 1 by anonymous

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On the graph provided, sketch a graph of density against Temperature of a given mass of water

asked Jul 29, 2021 in Physics Form 1 by anony mous

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State two properties of a good thermometric fluid

asked Jul 28, 2021 in Physics Form 1 by anony mous

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State any two reasons why water is disqualified for use as a thermometric substance

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Liquids expand when heated and contract when cooled. However this is not always true for water.

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Explain the following as regards the solar heater:

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State the three factors on which the rate of heat flow depends on.

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Calculate the temperature change of water as it falls through a height of 20 m. (Take g = 10 N/kg and s.h.c of water =4200 J/kg/K)

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Its observed that when a liquid is heated its volume increases. Explain this observation using the kinetic theory of matter

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