Quiz: Heat and Steam Quiz


Heat and Steam QuizOnline version Heat and Steam Quiz by NIDHI Pillai 1 What did humans discover that changed how they used heat forever? a b) Fire b c) Steam c d) Coal d a) Electricity 2 Which of these words describes the LEAST amount of heat? a a) Scalding b c) Chilly c d) Boiling d b) Warm 3 Who invented the first water thermometer (thermoscope)? a d) Einstein b b) Galileo c a) Newton d c) James Watt 4 What is temperature actually a measure of? a c) Weight b a) Energy stored c b) How hot or cold a body is d d) Speed of molecules 5 Who built the world's first working passenger steam train, "The Rocket"? a c) Thomas Newcomen b b) George Stephenson c a) James Watt d d) Richard Arkwright 6 What was the first product in the world to be mass-produced in factories using steam power? a c) Coal b b) Cotton thread c d) Glass d a) Steel 7 Fill in the blanks- The steam engine boom in the 1700s increased demand for Written answer 8 Chile has 275+ hot springs. Which power plant should its government build to use this resource? a b) Solar power plant b a) Petroleum power plant c d) Wind stations d c) Geothermal power plant 9 Reykjavik, Iceland gets 99% of its water for space heating from geothermal sources. a True b False 10 Vajreshwari hot springs are located near the city of Thane. a False b True 11 When solids are heated, they expand and their size..... Written answer 12 Water becomes ..............dense when heated, causing it to rise. Written answer 13 When gases are heated, they ................ and occupy more space. Written answer 14 A steam train locomotive works when ............ is burned to boil water and make steam. Written answer 15 The steam builds pressure to move a piston, which turns a crankshaft connected to a wheel. a False b True 16 .......................... steam engine (1712) was mainly used to pump water out of mines. Written answer 17 James Watt improved the ................ engine's efficiency, helping drive the Industrial Revolution. Written answer 18 India's first passenger train ran between ..................... and Thane in the year 1853. Written answer 19 The Romans discovered coal fields after invading Britain. a True b False 20 Wood was stopped being used in cities because it burns too slowly. a False b True 21 Hot water is denser than cold water. a False b True 22 A balloon left in the sun can burst because the air inside expands. a True b False 23 Evaporation and boiling are exactly the same process. a True b False 24 Heat and temperature mean the exact same thing. a True b False 25 A mercury thermometer works based on the principle of liquid expansion. a False b True 26 Heron's aeolipile was an ancient Greek device that demonstrated steam-powered rotation. a False b True 27 The Industrial Revolution had no negative effects on any country. a True b False 28 Why does a red (hot) water droplet flow faster than a blue (cold) one on a tilted board? Written answer 29 Explain in your own words how a pressure cooker whistle relates to the power of steam. Written answer 30 Why don't clothes dry easily in Mumbai during monsoon season? Written answer

1

What did humans discover that changed how they used heat forever?

a

b) Fire

b

c) Steam

c

d) Coal

d

a) Electricity

2

Which of these words describes the LEAST amount of heat?

a

a) Scalding

b

c) Chilly

c

d) Boiling

d

b) Warm

3

Who invented the first water thermometer (thermoscope)?

a

d) Einstein

b

b) Galileo

c

a) Newton

d

c) James Watt

4

What is temperature actually a measure of?

a

c) Weight

b

a) Energy stored

c

b) How hot or cold a body is

d

d) Speed of molecules

5

Who built the world's first working passenger steam train, "The Rocket"?

a

c) Thomas Newcomen

b

b) George Stephenson

c

a) James Watt

d

d) Richard Arkwright

6

What was the first product in the world to be mass-produced in factories using steam power?

a

c) Coal

b

b) Cotton thread

c

d) Glass

d

a) Steel

7

Fill in the blanks- The steam engine boom in the 1700s increased demand for

Written answer

8

Chile has 275+ hot springs. Which power plant should its government build to use this resource?

a

b) Solar power plant

b

a) Petroleum power plant

c

d) Wind stations

d

c) Geothermal power plant

9

Reykjavik, Iceland gets 99% of its water for space heating from geothermal sources.

a

True

b

False

10

Vajreshwari hot springs are located near the city of Thane.

a

False

b

True

11

When solids are heated, they expand and their size.....

Written answer

12

Water becomes ..............dense when heated, causing it to rise.

Written answer

13

When gases are heated, they ................ and occupy more space.

Written answer

14

A steam train locomotive works when ............ is burned to boil water and make steam.

Written answer

15

The steam builds pressure to move a piston, which turns a crankshaft connected to a wheel.

a

False

b

True

16

.......................... steam engine (1712) was mainly used to pump water out of mines.

Written answer

17

James Watt improved the ................ engine's efficiency, helping drive the Industrial Revolution.

Written answer

18

India's first passenger train ran between ..................... and Thane in the year 1853.

Written answer

19

The Romans discovered coal fields after invading Britain.

a

True

b

False

20

Wood was stopped being used in cities because it burns too slowly.

a

False

b

True

21

Hot water is denser than cold water.

a

False

b

True

22

A balloon left in the sun can burst because the air inside expands.

a

True

b

False

23

Evaporation and boiling are exactly the same process.

a

True

b

False

24

Heat and temperature mean the exact same thing.

a

True

b

False

25

A mercury thermometer works based on the principle of liquid expansion.

a

False

b

True

26

Heron's aeolipile was an ancient Greek device that demonstrated steam-powered rotation.

a

False

b

True

27

The Industrial Revolution had no negative effects on any country.

a

True

b

False

28

Why does a red (hot) water droplet flow faster than a blue (cold) one on a tilted board?

Written answer

29

Explain in your own words how a pressure cooker whistle relates to the power of steam.

Written answer

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Heat and Steam QuizOnline version

by NIDHI Pillai

What did humans discover that changed how they used heat forever?

Which of these words describes the LEAST amount of heat?

Who invented the first water thermometer (thermoscope)?

What is temperature actually a measure of?

Who built the world's first working passenger steam train, "The Rocket"?

What was the first product in the world to be mass-produced in factories using steam power?

Fill in the blanks- The steam engine boom in the 1700s increased demand for

Chile has 275+ hot springs. Which power plant should its government build to use this resource?

Reykjavik, Iceland gets 99% of its water for space heating from geothermal sources.

Vajreshwari hot springs are located near the city of Thane.

When solids are heated, they expand and their size.....

Water becomes ..............dense when heated, causing it to rise.

When gases are heated, they ................ and occupy more space.

A steam train locomotive works when ............ is burned to boil water and make steam.

The steam builds pressure to move a piston, which turns a crankshaft connected to a wheel.

.......................... steam engine (1712) was mainly used to pump water out of mines.

James Watt improved the ................ engine's efficiency, helping drive the Industrial Revolution.

India's first passenger train ran between ..................... and Thane in the year 1853.

The Romans discovered coal fields after invading Britain.

Wood was stopped being used in cities because it burns too slowly.

Hot water is denser than cold water.

A balloon left in the sun can burst because the air inside expands.

Evaporation and boiling are exactly the same process.

Heat and temperature mean the exact same thing.

A mercury thermometer works based on the principle of liquid expansion.

Heron's aeolipile was an ancient Greek device that demonstrated steam-powered rotation.

The Industrial Revolution had no negative effects on any country.

Why does a red (hot) water droplet flow faster than a blue (cold) one on a tilted board?

Explain in your own words how a pressure cooker whistle relates to the power of steam.

Why don't clothes dry easily in Mumbai during monsoon season?