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Heat as a Form of
Energy
Other Sources of
Heat
Apart from the Sun, there are many
other sources of heat. Heat can be
produced in many ways.
Here are some activities to show
possible heat sources.
Heat sources
Rubbing or frictionrubbing two objects
against each other can
produce heat.
Activities
Rub your hands
together for some
time and then hold
them to your cheeks.
Your cheeks will feel
warm, showing that
heat can be produced
by friction.
Electricity when
Switch on the electric
electric current
bulb for some time and
flows through a
place your hands near the
wire, heat is
bulb. Your hands can feel
produced.
the heat coming out from
the bulb.
Bending Metal
Chemical Reaction
Collision
Cooking food
Drying clothes
Boiling water
Producing steam to generate
electricity
e. Food drying for reservation
f. Providing warmth
Heat and
Temperature
Temperature
A form of energy
Common
mistakes
Objects with the
same temperature
contain the same
amount of heat.
The higher the
temperature of an
object, the larger
the amount of
heat contained in
it.
The truth
The amount of
heat contained in
an object depends
on
a. The type of the
material that the
object is made
of.
b. The mass or the
size of the
objects, and
c. The temperature
Heat
Flow
Heat only travels from a hotter object
(or place) to a cooler object (or place)
Heat has several interesting ways of
travelling:
It travel by three ways:
a. By conduction through solids
b. By convection through liquids or
gases
c. By radiation through vacuum
Conduction
The flow of heat energy through solids such
as metals is called conduction.
Heat energy uses molecules to help it to
get around.
For example, when a pan is heated, the
molecules at the bottom of the pan start to
vibrate energetically. They collide with their
neighboring molecules and cause them to
vibrate faster. The passing of the heat
energy from one molecule to the next
continues. In this way, heat energy travels
Convecti
on
Heat can flow through a liquid or a gas
because heated parts of the liquid gas
move.
Warm air rising above a heater is an
example.
The flow of heat that occurs when a
warm liquid or gas moves is known as
convection.
Radiati
on
Keeping Building
Cool
A building
can be kept cool by having a
good ventilation system, so that air
circulation in the building is ongoing. Hot
air from the building flows out from the
top and cool air can flow in from the
bottom.
Most of the traditional houses are built
with ventilation holes at the base of the
house and at the top near the roof. Hot air
inside the house will rise and flow out
through the ventilation holes at the roof.
Cool air will enter through the openings at
Insulators
Glass
Air
Copper
Aluminum
Zinc
Iron
Water (liquid)
Plastics
Rubber
Wood
Lead
Uses
Cooking utensils such as
saucepans, pots and kettles are
usually made of aluminum or
stainless steel.
They conduct heat quickly and
easily to the food as thus save
fuels.
Electrical appliances
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iron
Others
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Uses
Handles for cooking utensils, kettles,
teapots, soldering iron rods and so on.
They protect our hands from the hot
surfaces.
Fiberglass, expanded
polystyrene foam
Aluminum
Drying wet
clothes
Air conditioner.
Ventilation of buildings