Heat Flashcards
What happens when we heat a solid,liquid or gas?
It expands
Heat
Is a form of energy
What happens when we cool a solid, liquid or gas?
It contracts
Heat is transferred by three methods
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Conduction
Heat travels from particle to particle along a substance, normally a solid
Convection
Heat travels through a fluid (liquid or a gas) when the particles move and carry the heat
Radiation
Heat travels from a hot object without the need for a medium, does not
Need a solid, liquid or gas to go through, will flow through a vacuum
Conductor
Something that allows energy e.g heat to flow through it e.g metal is a good conductor
Insulator
Is a substance that doesn’t allow heat to flow through it easily e.g plastic
To show that a solid expands when heated and contracts when cooled
Experiment btw
Ball and ring apparatus
Water
Water begins to expand when cooled before 4 degrees Celsius
Winds are formed by convection?
The sun heats the earth
This causes hot air to rise
As the hot air rises it cools and then sinks down to the ground
Temperature
A measure how hot an object is
What is the temperature of the sun?
600 degrees Celsius
Thermometer
Heat measurer.
The liquid in the thermometer will expand and rise when heated and will contract and fall when cooled.
It is measured between 0 and 100 degrees Celsius