
Which of the following is an example of an endothermic process?


Important Questions on Energy Transfers in Chemistry
Complete the sentences that follow by choosing words from this list.
(increase, decrease, endothermic, light, exothermic, combustion, heat, energy)
______ processes transfer energy to the surroundings - often as heat- and cause a temperature _____.
_____ processes transfer energy from the surroundings, often as _____.

Priya and Lily are investigating the energy changes that take place during dissolving.
They follow this method:
• Pour of water into a boiling tube.
• Record the temperature of the water. Add of ammonium chloride and stir.
• Record the temperature when the ammonium chloride has dissolved.
Here are their results:
Start temperature in °C
The final temperature in
Priya thinks that if they repeat the experiment using water the temperature change will stay the same, but Lily thinks it will decrease further.
Explain why Lily is correct.

The word equation for photosynthesis is:
water + carbon dioxide glucose + oxygen
The word equation for respiration is:
glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide + water
Use your scientific knowledge to explain which process is exothermic and which is endothermic.

Match each change of state with its energy change.
Change of state: Melting, freezing, condensing, evaporating
Energy change: Exothermic, Endothermic.

Explain how sweating cools the skin.
Energy transfers from the skin to sweat as ______. A moisture leaves the skin _____ , it carries a lot of heat with it, cooling your body.

The diagram shows a burring candle.
Describe what happens to the wax as the candle burns.


Safi has drawn a sketch graph to show how the temperature of the wax changes as the candle burns. Explain why there is a plateau in the graph.
