Heat

Transfer
Science P5
 What is heat?
Heat is a form of energy that is transferred from a
hotter object to a colder object
When something is hot or burning, there is heat.
We feel warm because heat is transferred from a hot object or a burning
material to our body.
 What is Temperature?
Temperature is a how hot or cold the object is
A hot object have a high temperature,
A cold object have a low temperature

To measure
temperature we useuse
Thermometer
The Effects of Heat
Transfer on Objects
 Change in Temperature
Transfer of heat between two objects causing
the temperature of the object change
● Hotter object will lose
heat and decrease in
temperature
● Colder object will gain
heat and increase in
temperature
● The transfer of heat
continue until both
objects reach the same
temperature
: heat transfer direction Daily
Hot tea with colder
surrounding
examples:
Cold ice with warmer
surrounding
Mixing hot water and
cold water

Hot water
Cold water

Normal tea Normal water

Normal water
Transfer
Of
Heat
 Heat travels
from
Transfer of Heat higher temperature
to lower
temperature

Conductio Convectio Radiatio

n n n
Fluid
Soli (Liquid and
Vacuu
d Gas) m
Conduction
The transfer of heat between object that are in
contact

When we heat an object, the particle that closest to the source of heat will
vibrates and it will collide with the neighboring particles and cause it to
vibrates also. This happen continuously until all the particles vibrates and
heat spread out evenly
Conduction
The transfer of heat between object that are in
contact Examples:

Heat travels from hot coffee to Heat travels from electric Heat travels from
spoon and cup stove to pan candle to spoon
 Conductor of heat
Good conductor of
heat
Material that allow heat to be
transferred through them
easily
Poor conductor of
heat
Materials that do not allow
heat to be transferred through
them easily

Suitable for making Suitable for making object

cooking utensils that prevent heat

Example: Examples:
Metal Wood
Glass Plastic
ceramic Rubber
 Daily Examples:

Made of wood, so heat

cannot transferred so we
won’t get hand burned
Made of metal, so heat
can transferred easily
so clothes can heat up
quickly
Made of plastic,
so heat cannot
Made of metal, so heat transferred so
we won’t get
can transferred easily
hand burned
so food can heat up
quickly
Convection
The transfer of heat by the movement of liquids
and gas

When we heat a fluid ( liquid or moving gas), the particle that closest to the source of heat will vibrates
and it will become less dense (lighter) and it will comes to the surface pushing down the cool particles.
The cool particles will then heat up also and becoming less dense. The cycle, we called it convection
current, will continue until all the particles vibrates and heat spread out evenly.
Convection
The transfer of heat by the movement of liquids
and gas Example
s:

Boiling water Food steamer

Radiation
The transfer of heat directly from one object to
another with or without any material between
them Examples:

Heat from the camp fire Heat from the sun

 Conduction
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Convection

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Radiation
FLammable
Materials
 What is Flammable Materials?
Flammable materials are materials that catch fire
Solid easily
Liquid Gas

Cooking oil Alcohol vapor

Wood

Paper
Petrol

Fabric Alcohol Cooking gas