Heat is a form of _______
Ans: energy
The S.I. unit of heat_______
Ans: joule
1 joule = _______ cal
Ans: 0.24
Heat is a form of energy because ___________
Ans: It has the capacity to do work
Write True/ False
On touching a lump of ice, we feel cold because
some heat passes from our body to the ice
Ans: True
Write True/ False
Heat flows from a body at a lower temperature to a
body at a higher temperature when they are kept in
contact
Ans: False
List any two sources of heat
Ans: Sun, fire, electricity, human body, chemical reactions,
friction
List any two applications of heat
Ans: cooking, food preservation, power generation,
transportation
Temperature
•Temperature is the degree of hotness or
coldness of a body
•When a body is heated, its temperature
rises and when it is cooled, its temperature
falls
Units of Temperature
•Degree Celsius (C)
•Degree Fahrenheit (F)
•Kelvin (K) – S.I. unit
Difference between heat and
temperature
Heat Temperature
It is a form of energy It is the degree of hotness
or coldness of a body
Flows from a hot body to a
cold body
Rises when heated and
falls when cooled
It is a cause It is an effect
It is measured in joules It is measured in Kelvin
Thermometer
Why Mercury???
Liquid at room temperature
Good conductor of heat
High boiling point
Consistent expansion
Parallax error
Types of thermometer
•Clinical thermometer
•Laboratory thermometer
•Digital thermometer
Infrared thermometer Infrared Ear thermometer
Magic Mug

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