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Question 15 Marks
The question assesses the student's ability to identify and explain heat transfer process in real life situations.
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(i) By what method of heat transfer does heat energy from the sun reach the earth?
(ii) Select the process of heat transfer which causes a breeze (wind) over land and sea. 
(a) Conduction $\quad$ (b) Convection $\quad$ (c) Radiation
(iii) Explain in term of heat transfer, why houses at coastal area often have their windows facing the sea?
(iv) Suggest two domestic insulation techniques that the houses build at coastal areas could have to maintain constant temperatures.
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Question 25 Marks
A student took hot milk and poured it into four containers at same level as shown below. Which container will cause temperature of hot milk to drop at the slowest rate?
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Question 35 Marks
Govind is a student. He set up an experiment as shown here.
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He placed the lighted candle below the iron rod at position Q He used the same amount of wax to hold all the drawing pin at positions A, B, C, X, Y and Z on the rod. Arrange the drawing pin according to the time, they take to drop from the rod, from the last to the first.
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