7th Class Science Heat Question Bank Heat

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    DIRECTIONS: Read the passage given below an answer the questions that follow. Passage - 1 Substances that conduct heat very well are called good conductors of heat or thermal conductors. All the metals such as silver, copper, aluminum, iron, mercury and metal alloys such as brass, steel and stainless steel are good conductors of heat. Though all the metals are good conductors of heat, some metals are better conductors of heat than the others. Among metals, silver metal is the best conductor of heat, next is copper and lowest is lead. Substances that do not conduct heat very welfare called bad conductors or poor conductors or insulators of heat. Some of the examples of heat or thermal insulators are plastic, wood, paper, cloth, thermocol, rubber, etc. Liquids like water are poor conductors and gases are very poor conductors of heat. Thus, air is a very good insulator of heat. When we touch a steel rod and a paper simultaneously, we feel that the rod is colder because:

    A) Iron being a good conductor conducts more heat from our body

    B) Paper being a good conductor conducts more heat from our body

    C) More heat flows from the iron to our body

    D) More heat flows from the paper to our body

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

        Heat always flows from a hotter region to a colder one. Since iron is a good conductor of heat, more heat will flow from our body into it and we will feel it as cold. As paper is a bad conductor less heat will flow from our body.


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