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7th Foundation
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Read the given experiment and answer the question. Thumbtacks are stuck to a metal rod with wax and a lighted candle is kept below the rod as shown in the diagram below.

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Which one of the thumbtacks will fall off the metal rod first?

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Important Questions on Heat

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7th Foundation
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Read the given experiment and answer the question. Thumbtacks are stuck to a metal rod with wax and a lighted candle is kept below the rod as shown in the diagram below.

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What does this experiment illustrate?

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7th Foundation
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Which canned drink will remain cold the longest?

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7th Foundation
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Four boxes made of different materials are left in the Sun for half an hour. Which one of the boxes will be the hottest after half an hour?
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7th Foundation
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A pot full of water is put to boil on the stove. Which one of the graphs below shows the correct change in temperature over time?
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7th Foundation
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A student took an iron rod and a wooden rod and wrapped each of them in a piece of paper. These rods were then heated as shown. It was found that the paper around the iron rod does not burn whereas the one around the wooden rod catches fire. It is because

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7th Foundation
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Rohan wants to test whether a white object or a black object would heat up faster in the Sun. The given picture shows you his experiment. These thermometers were left out in the Sun for 30 minutes. Which of the following statements is true?

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7th Foundation
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The bimetallic strip made up of aluminium and copper, when heated bends in the direction shown here. Which metal expands more when the two are heated at the same temperature?

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7th Foundation
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Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1: An iron ball at 35°C is dropped in a mug containing water at 305.15 K. Then the heat will flow from the water to the iron ball.
Statement 2: In convection, heated molecules of a liquid themselves move to carry heat from the hot region to the cold region.