Read the different concepts about heat and
Facts about HEAT
1. Temperature is a measure of the average
kinetic energy of the particles and it does not
depend on the mass of the object. It can be
measured directly with the use of
thermometers.
2. Heat the measure of thermal energy
transferred.
3. Thermal energy is the energy that is actually
contained in an object due to the motion of
its particles.
4. The higher the temperature, the higher the
kinetic energy of particles, the faster the
movement of particles. The lower the
temperature, the lower the kinetic energy of
particles, the slower the movement of
particles.
5. Boiling – Absorbs heat
6. Freezing – Release heat
7. Melting – Absorbs heat
8. Evaporation – Absorbs heat
9. Condensation – Releases heat
10. Thermal expansion is the expansion or
contraction of a substance in response to a
change in temperature.
11. Objects with greater mass have more
thermal energy and can transfer more heat.
12. Heat capacity (C) is the amount of heat
needed by a material to increase its
temperature by a degree.
13. Specific heat capacity (c) refers to the
amount of heat required to increase the
temperature of one unit mass of a given
material by one Celsius degree.
14. Many metals have low specific heat
capacities. This makes them easy to heat up
and cool down. Water, on the other hand,
has a high specific heat capacity and so it
takes a long time to heat and a long time to
a.
cool. This makes the water a good coolant b.
for car radiators. Because of its high specific c.
d.
heat capacity, it can absorb a large amount
of heat without causing its temperature to
rise too high.
answer the following tests.
Test I - True or False – Write T or F only.
1. Ice melts because it absorbs heat from the
environment.
2. When water boils, its molecules release heat.
3. The greater the temperature, the slower is the
movement of particles.
4. The mercury in the thermometer rises when
placed in a boiling water because of thermal
expansion.
5. Water has low heat capacity.
6. Water is used as coolants for car radiators
because it has high heat capacity.
7. Eifel tower becomes taller during summer
because the metals expands due to thermal
expansion.
Test II – Read and answer the following. Write the
letter only.
A.Thermal Expansion B. Specific Capacity C.Heat
D.Temperature E..Thermal Energy F.Heat Capacity
______1. It is the expansion or contraction of a
substance.
______2. It is the measure of thermal energy
transferred.
______3. It is the amount of heat needed by a
material to increase its temperature by a degree.
______4. It is the measure of the average kinetic
energy of particles.
______5. It refers to the amount of heat required to
increase the temperature of one unit mass of a given
material by one Celsius degree.
______6. It is the energy that is actually contained in
an object due to the motion of its particles.
For numbers 7-8, refer on the picture below.
______7. Which of the following statements is true
about the picture below?
a. The temperature of water in beaker A is cold.
b. The temperature in beaker A is hot.
c. The temperature in beaker B is hot.
d. A and C are correct.
______8.Whay did the mercury in thermometer rise
in beaker A?
Because molecules expands when heated
Because molecules contracts when heated
Because molecules expands at cold temperature.
Because the movement of molecules become
slow.