Practice Worksheet: Heat Energy
Topics Covered: Boiling, Evaporation, Types of Thermal
Expansion, and Real-life Applications of Thermal Expansion
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which of the following occurs at a fixed
temperature?
a) Evaporation
b) Boiling
c) Expansion
d) Sublimation
2. Evaporation is faster when:
a) The surface area is small
b) The air is humid
c) The temperature is high
d) The liquid is covered
3. Which is NOT a type of thermal expansion?
a) Linear expansion
b) Volumetric expansion
c) Elastic expansion
d) Area expansion
4. What is the reason for mounting iron rims on
wooden wheels by heating them?
a) To make the rims lighter
b) To expand the rim so it fits tightly when cooled
c) To soften the iron
d) To polish the rim
5. Why are gaps left between sections of railway
tracks?
a) To save material
b) To allow for thermal expansion
c) To make tracks stronger
d) To prevent accidents
6. Borosil glass does not break on heating because:
a) It has a low melting point
b) It expands uniformly
c) It conducts heat quickly
d) It is very thick
7. In which of the following processes does a liquid
change into vapor at any temperature?
a) Boiling
b) Evaporation
c) Condensation
d) Freezing
8. What is the main cause of thermal expansion in
solids?
a) Increase in density
b) Increase in molecular vibrations
c) Decrease in molecular bonds
d) Loss of mass
9. Which device uses a bimetallic strip for its
operation?
a) Refrigerator
b) Fire alarm
c) Electric heater
d) Vacuum cleaner
10. Which of the following prevents cracking in
cement floors due to thermal expansion?
a) Adding gaps at regular intervals
b) Polishing the floor
c) Increasing its thickness
d) Reinforcing with metal rods
11. What property of bimetallic strips makes them
useful in fire alarms?
a) High conductivity
b) Different expansion rates of metals
c) Uniform expansion
d) High melting points
12. During boiling:
a) Heat is absorbed and temperature increases
b) Heat is absorbed without temperature change
c) Heat is released and temperature increases
d) Heat is released without temperature change
13. Evaporation is a cooling process because:
a) Heat is absorbed from the surroundings
b) Molecules lose energy
c) Molecules condense into liquid
d) It occurs at high temperature
14. What happens to electric transmission wires in
winter?
a) They sag
b) They expand
c) They contract and tighten
d) They break
15. Why are steel bridges provided with rollers?
a) To increase friction
b) To allow thermal expansion
c) To reduce cost
d) To improve strength
16. Which type of expansion is responsible for the
change in length of a metal rod when heated?
a) Linear expansion
b) Volumetric expansion
c) Area expansion
d) Elastic expansion
17. Riveting involves:
a) Joining pieces of metal by expansion and contraction
b) Heating wood to bond it with metal
c) Cooling metal to shrink it
d) Welding two metal parts
18. Boiling occurs:
a) Only at the surface of the liquid
b) Throughout the liquid
c) At low temperatures
d) Without any heat transfer
19. Which material expands the least on heating?
a) Steel
b) Aluminum
c) Glass
d) Copper
20. Telephone wires sag in summer because:
a) They become brittle
b) They expand due to heat
c) They lose conductivity
d) They become heavier
21. Why are cement floors prone to cracking if
gaps are not left?
a) Expansion creates pressure
b) Shrinkage of the floor
c) Weak bonding of cement
d) Uneven distribution of weight
22. In a fire alarm, the bimetallic strip bends
because:
a) The metals melt
b) The metals expand at different rates
c) Heat conducts through the strip
d) It loses strength
23. Which of the following is an example of
evaporation?
a) Water boiling at 100°C
b) Clothes drying under the sun
c) Ice melting into water
d) Water freezing into ice
24. Bimetallic strips are made of:
a) Two metals with equal expansion rates
b) Two metals with different expansion rates
c) A single metal with low conductivity
d) Two non-metallic materials
25. The property of expansion is used in: (Choose
the odd one)
a) Riveting
b) Fire alarms
c) Freezing water
d) Mounting of iron rims
26. What determines the rate of evaporation?
a) Boiling point of the liquid
b) Surface area, temperature, and humidity
c) Density of the liquid
d) Pressure of the surrounding
27. Which of these is NOT a real-life application of
thermal expansion?
a) Laying railway tracks
b) Mounting iron rims
c) Melting of ice caps
d) Riveting metal sheets
28. The primary difference between evaporation
and boiling is:
a) Boiling occurs at any temperature, evaporation at a
fixed temperature
b) Evaporation is faster than boiling
c) Boiling occurs at a fixed temperature, evaporation at
any temperature
d) Boiling releases energy, evaporation absorbs energy
29. What type of thermal expansion occurs in
liquids and gases?
a) Volumetric expansion
b) Linear expansion
c) Area expansion
d) Elastic expansion
30. Thermal expansion of solids depends on:
a) Pressure and temperature
b) Type of material, length, and temperature change
c) Surface area only
d) Color and texture of the solid
