Q3 ACTIVITY 3.

16 Warm me up, cool me down

Objective
In this activity, you should be able to describe the condition necessary for heat transfer to take
place and trace the direction in which heat is transferred.

Materials Needed
 2 small containers (drinking cups or glasses)
 2 big containers (enough to accommodate the small containers)
 tap water
 hot water
 food coloring
 laboratory thermometers (with reading up to 100oC)

Procedure

1. Label the small and big containers as shown in Figure 2.

2. Half fill containers 1, 2, and A with tap water. Half fill also
container B with hot water. Be careful when you pour hot
water into the container.

3. Add few drops of food coloring on the larger containers.

4. Measure the initial temperature of water in each of the 4

containers, in degree Celsius (°C). Record your
measurements in Table 1.

5. Carefully place container 1 inside container A (Figure 3).

This will be your Setup 1.

6. Place also container 2 inside container B. This will be your

Setup 2.

7. Measure the temperature of water in all containers 2

minutes after arranging the setups. Record again your
measurements in the table (after 2 minutes).

8. Continue to measure and record the temperature of water

after 4, 6, 8, and 10 minutes. Write all your measurements in
the table below.
Q1. In which setup did you find changes in the temperature of water inside the containers? In
which setup did you NOT find changes in the temperature of water inside the containers?
Q2. In which setup is heat transfer taking place between the containers?
Q3. What then is the condition necessary for heat transfer to take place between objects?

9. Refer to the changes in the temperature of water in the setup where heat transfer is taking
place.

Q4. Which container contains water with higher initial temperature? What happens to its
temperature after 2 minutes?
Q5. Which container contains water with lower initial temperature? What happens to its
temperature after 2 minutes?
Q6. If heat is related to temperature, what then is the direction of heat that transfers between
the containers?

Q7. What happens to the temperature of water in each container after 4, 6, 8, and 10 minutes?
What does this tell us about the heat transfer taking place between the containers?
Q8. Until when do you think will heat transfer continue to take place between the containers?

If your teacher allows it, you may continue to measure the temperature of the water in
both containers for your basis in answering Q8. And if you plot the temperature vs. time graph of
the water in both containers, you will obtain a graph similar to Figure 4.

10. Analyze the graph and answer the following questions:

Q9. What does the blue curved line on the graph show? Which container does this represent?
Q10. What does the red curved line on the graph show? Which container does this represent?
Q11. What does the orange broken line in the graph show? Is heat transfer still taking
place during this time? If yes, where is heat transfer now taking place?