Thermal Expansion Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

Physiochemical phenomena in which materials contract on heating within certain temperature ranges is called

1. negative thermal expansion
2. positive thermal expansion
3. constant thermal expansion
4. nonlinear thermal expansion

Coefficient which describes how the size of an object changes with a change in temperature is called

1. coefficient of thermal expansion
2. coefficient of electrical expansion
3. coefficient of mechanical expansion
4. coefficient of light expansion

Tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in a particular temperature is called

1. nonlinear expansion
2. electrical expansion
3. thermal expansion
4. mechanical expansion

Change in a material's area dimensions to a change in temperature is called

1. volume expansion
2. area expansion
3. nonlinear expansion
4. electrical expansion

Change in a material's volume to a change in temperature is called

1. area expansion
2. volume expansion
3. nonlinear expansion
4. electrical expansion