Thermal Radiation Qs GCSE P1

Q1 Simon fills a shiny container with boiling water and measures its temperature every 5 minutes. The graph shows his results.

a) Explain why the graph has this shape.

b) Simons friend Jason repeats the experiment. He uses the same volume of boiling water in a can which is shallower and wider but otherwise identical. Mark on the graph the results you would expect Jason to get get.

Q2 Give a scientific reason why steel electric kettles are often made very shiny. kettles

Q3 Tick the correct statements; for each incorrect one, write out a correct version. a) The amount of heat radiation absorbed by a surface depends only on its colour.

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b) The hotter a surface is, the more heat it radiates.

c) Good absorbers of heat are also good emitters of heat.

d) Thermos flasks can keep hot things hot but cannot keep cold things cold.

e) Silver survival blankets help the body to absorb heat.

Q4 Ms Smith and Mr Jones each put a solar hot water panel on the roof of their house. roof

Write down two reasons why Ms Smith gets more hot water than Mr. Jones. 1.

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Q5 Complete the following sentences by circling the correct words. a) Dark, matt surfaces are good / poor absorbers and good / poor emitters of heat radiation.

b) The best surfaces for radiating heat are good / poor absorbers and good / poor emitters.

c) The best materials for making survival blankets are good / poor absorbers and good / poor emitters.

d) The best surfaces for solar hot water panels are good / poor absorbers and good / poor emitters.

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