A tight steel ring is to be fitted onto a cylindrical bronze rod to reinforce a connection.
Which action would make it easier to slide the ring onto the rod?
cooling the steel ring
heating the steel ring
heating the bronze rod and cooling the steel ring
cooling both the steel ring and the bronze rod
528 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 2.2 Thermal properties and temperature, covering 2.2.1 Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases, 2.2.2a Internal energy and temperature, 2.2.2b Specific heat capacity, 2.2.3a Melting, boiling, condensation and solidification, 2.2.3b Evaporation, and 2.2.3c Cooling by evaporation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.