Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Physics
Chapter: Chapter 11 — Chapter 11: Calorimetry
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is specific heat capacity? [1]
(A) Heat to raise 1kg of substance by 1°C
(B) Heat to raise any mass by any temperature
(C) Total heat in a substance
(D) Heat lost during cooling only
2. What is the formula for heat calculation? [1]
(A) Q = mcΔT
(B) Q = m+c+ΔT
(C) Q = m/c
(D) Q = c/ΔT
3. What does the principle of mixtures state? [1]
(A) Heat lost by hotter body = heat gained by colder body
(B) Heat is always lost overall
(C) Heat is always gained overall
(D) No relationship exists
4. What assumption does the principle of mixtures make? [1]
(A) No heat loss to surroundings
(B) Heat is always lost to surroundings
(C) Temperature never changes
(D) Mass is always equal
5. What is latent heat? [1]
(A) Heat during a phase change without temperature change
(B) Heat that always changes temperature
(C) Heat lost permanently
(D) Heat that has no effect
6. What are examples of phase changes? [1]
(A) Melting and boiling
(B) Only heating
(C) Only cooling
(D) Only mixing
7. What does heat capacity depend on? [1]
(A) Mass, specific heat, temperature change
(B) Only mass
(C) Only temperature
(D) Nothing specific
8. Why learn calorimetry? [1]
(A) To understand heat transfer and measurement
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is specific heat capacity? [1]
(A) Heat to raise 1kg of substance by 1°C
(B) Heat to raise any mass by any temperature
(C) Total heat in a substance
(D) Heat lost during cooling only
10. What is the formula for heat calculation? [1]
(A) Q = mcΔT
(B) Q = m+c+ΔT
(C) Q = m/c
(D) Q = c/ΔT
11. What does the principle of mixtures state? [1]
(A) Heat lost by hotter body = heat gained by colder body
(B) Heat is always lost overall
(C) Heat is always gained overall
(D) No relationship exists
12. What assumption does the principle of mixtures make? [1]
(A) No heat loss to surroundings
(B) Heat is always lost to surroundings
(C) Temperature never changes
(D) Mass is always equal
13. What is latent heat? [1]
(A) Heat during a phase change without temperature change
(B) Heat that always changes temperature
(C) Heat lost permanently
(D) Heat that has no effect
14. What are examples of phase changes? [1]
(A) Melting and boiling
(B) Only heating
(C) Only cooling
(D) Only mixing
15. What does heat capacity depend on? [1]
(A) Mass, specific heat, temperature change
(B) Only mass
(C) Only temperature
(D) Nothing specific
16. Why learn calorimetry? [1]
(A) To understand heat transfer and measurement
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests