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    WASSCE QUESTIONS ON SS1 TOPICS

    Heat energy and temperature


    1. State 4 effects of heat on a body other than expansion (1990)
    2. Distinguish between heat and temperature. State the units in which they are measured(1991)
    3. Name two industrial processes in which heat exchanger is used (2016)

    Thermometer
    1. A thermometer has its stem marked in millimeter instead of degree celsius. The lower fixed point
    is 30mm and the upper fixed point is 180mm. Calculate the temperature in degree Celsius when the
    thermometer reads 45mm. (a)67.5oc (b)30.0oc (c)25.0oc
    (d)15.0oc (e)10.0oc (1989)
    2. The ice and steam points on a mercury in glass thermometer are found to be 90.0mm
    apart. What temperature is recorded in degree Celsius when the length of the mercury
    thread is 33.6mm above the ice point mark? (a)33.6 oc (b)35.0oc (c)37.3oc (d)52.7oc
    (e)62.7oc (1994)
    3. A mercury- in- glass thermometer reads -20o at the ice point and 100o at the steam
    point. Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 70 o on the thermometer.
    (a)41.0oc (b)50.0oc (c)62.5oc (d)70.0oc (e)75.0oc (1995)
    4. A platinium- resistance thermometer has a resistance of 5Ω at 0 oc and 9Ω at 100oc.
    Assuming that resistance changes unformly with temperature, calculate the resistance of
    the when the temperature is 45oc. (a)13.9Ω (b)8.9Ω (c)6.8Ω (d)3.2Ω (e)1.8Ω (1996)
    5. An object is heated from 30oc to 57oc. The increase in temperature on the kelvin scale is
    (a)17k (b)27k (c)81k (d)246k (e)300k (1998)
    6. The ice point of an ungraduated mercury-in-glass thermometer is X, while its steam point
    is 90o. This thermometer reads 60o when the true temperature is 40 o. Calculate the
    value of X. (a)60o (b)48o (c)40o (d)30o (1999)
    7. A resistance thermometer has a resistance of 20Ω at 0oc and 85Ω at 100oc. If its
    resistance is 52Ω in a medium, calculate the corresponding temperature.
    (a)49.2oc (b)60.6oc (c)80.0oc (d)84.7oc (2001)
    8. The ice and steam points of a certain thermometer are -20 o and 100o respectively. Calculate
    the Celsius temperature corresponding to 70 o on the thermometer.
    (a)84.0oc (b)75.0oc (c)64.0oc (d)58.0oc (2002)
    9. A platinium resistance thermometer has a resistance of 4Ω at 0 oc and 10oc at 100oc. Assuming
    the resistance changes uniformly with temperature, calculate the resistance of the thermometer
    when the temperature is 45oc (a)14.0Ω (b)6.7Ω (c)3.2Ω (d)2.7Ω (2003)
    10. The lower and upper fixed point of a thermometer are 30mm and 180mm respectively.
    calculate the temperature in degree Celsius when the thermometer reads 45mm.
    (a)10.0oc (b)15.0oc (c)20.0oc (d)30.0oc (2005)
    11. The ice and steam points on a mercury-in-glass thermometer are 10cm and 30cm respectively.
    Calculate the temperature in degree Celsius, when the mercury meniscus is at the 14cm mark.
    (a)20oc (b)30oc (c)34oc (d)70oc (2007)
    12. A faulty thermometer registers 102.5 oc at 100oc. If the thermometer has zero error, what will it
    register at 55oc? (a)54.6oc (b)55.0oc (c)56.0oc (d)56.4oc (2009)
    13. A thermometer records 680mmHg at steam point and 440mmHg at ice point. The temperature
    it records at 380mmHg is (a)-25oc (b)-20oc (c)20oc (d)25oc (2010)
    14. The S.I unit of heat is (a)joule (b)kelvin (c)watt (d)ampere
    Theory
    1. Describe, with the aid of a diagram, how the upper fixed point is determined for a mercury-in-
    glass thermometer. State one precaution to ensure accurate results. (1991)
    2. (a) Define upper fixed point and lower fixed point as used in thermometry
    (b) The electrical resistances of the element in a platinium resistance thermometer at 100 oc and
    0oc and room temperature are 75.000, 63.000 and 64.992 Ω respectively. Use these data to
    determine the room temperature. (2004)
    3. Explain the terms: (i)thermal equilibrium (b)fundamental interval. (2016)

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