HEAT

Unit 7.1 : Heat As A Form of Energy

Sources of Heat

From the sun

From friction
Heat is produced when 2 surfaces rub against each other
Example:
Rubbing our hands together
Engines of vehicle
From electricity
Heat is produced when electric current passes through a wire.
Example:
Electric kettle
Electric iron
From chemical reactions
Heat is produced in some chemical reactions
Example:
Burning of fuels
Respiration
Metal reacting with acids.
From nuclear reaction
A tremendous amount of energy is produced during nuclear fission
and fusion
Example:
Nuclear explosion melts metals

Uses of Heat

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keeping warm
cooking
producing light
heating
sterilizing
making substances
medical treatment
melting and moulding

Properties of Heat
Heat is a form of energy measured in units
called joules (J).
Heat can travel through solid, liquid, gas and
vacuum.
Heat travels from a hot place to a cooler
place.
Heat causes solid, liquid and gases to expand.
Heat has different effects on different
substances.

Heat and Temperature

Heat
Is a form energy
Is measured using a
formula involving mass
of the object
Unit of measurement
for heat is Joules (J)

Temperature
Is a measure of hotness
or coldness of an object
Is measured using a
thermometer
Unit of measurements
for temperature are
Celsius, Fahrenheit or
Kelvin

Experiment to show that heat and

temperature is different.
100 ml
water
(60oC)

50 ml water
(60oC)

100 ml
water

 Aim:
To show that an object of the same temperature may
not contain the same amount of heat
To show that the amount of heat contained in an
object depends on its mass.
Hypothesis
The greater the mass of an object, the more heat it
will contain.
Variables:
Constant: Temperature of added water
Manipulated: Volume/mass of added water
Responding: Final water temperature

 Observation:
Temperature of water in the beaker that was added
with greater volume/mass of water rises more than
the water in the beaker that was added with less
volume/mass of water.
Conclusion:
An object may have the same temperature but may
contain different amounts of heat .
The amount of energy contained in an object depends
on its mass.
The greater the mass of an object, the more heat it
contains.

End of Unit 7.1