Flow of heat – Long answer

  1. Explain how heat is conducted from the heated end of a rod to its cold end.
  2. With an example of each, explain the uses of good and bad conductors of heat.
  3. Describe the process of convection of heat.
  4. Explain with the help of diagrams how sea and land breezes are set up.
  5. Black objects absorb more heat than white or polished ones. Give two daily uses of this principle.
  6. Black objects radiate more heat than white objects. Give two everyday uses of this principle.
  7. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a thermos flask. How does it prevent transfer of heat by conduction, convection or radiation?
  8. Two test tubes full of water are heated—one from below and the other near the top. In which case will the water heat up faster and why?