Heat Flashcards

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What happens when we heat a solid, liquid or a gas?

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It expands

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Heat

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Is a form of energy

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What happens when solid, liquid or a gas cools?

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It contracts

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Heat transfer

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  1. Convection
  2. Conduction
  3. Radiation
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Conduction

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Heat travels from particla to particle along a substance, normality a solid

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Convection

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Heat travels through a fluid (liquid or a gas) when the particles move and carry the heat

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Conduction

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Is the method by which heat travels from particle to particle

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Insulator

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Won’t allow heat to flow easily eg plastic

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To show that a solid expands when heated and contracts when cooled

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Ball and ring apparatus

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Air

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Is a good insulator, keeps animals warm and traps heat

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Winds formed by convection

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Sun heats the earth. Hot air rises and as it rises it cools and sinks back down to the ground. Air currents are sometimes known as convection currents

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Radiation

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Transfer of heat without a medium eg. Microwave, sun

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Temperature

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Measure how hot an object is

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What is the temperature of the sun?

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6000 degrees Celsius

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Temperature

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Measures how hot a substance or an object is. It’s measured with a thermometer. 2 types (alcohol and mercury)

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