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Card 6

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How is the arrangement of the particles in a gas different from that in a liquid?

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Card 7

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Why are saucepans often made of metal with wooden handles?

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Card 8

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Why are materials that trap air good insulators?

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Card 9

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Why doesn't convection occur in solids?

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Card 10

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Why does a fluid become less dense when it is heated?

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Card 11

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What effect would decreasing the surface area of a liquid have on its rate of evaporation?

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Card 12

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What effect would decreasing the surface area of a liquid have on its rate of condensation?

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Card 13

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Why does painting an object dull black maximise the rate of energy transfer?

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Card 14

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Why does trapping air in small pockets minimise the rate of energy transfer?

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Card 15

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The specific heat capacity of oil is 2100 J/kg*C. How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of oil by 1*C?

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