Heat and Temperature

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Consolidation Worksheet 1
What Is Heat? / What Is Temperature?
1. Identify and put a tick (ü) in the boxes next to the pictures below
that shows heat is useful.

a. b.

c. d.

e. f.

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 2. The diagram below shows four glasses of water.

Glasses P and Q have the same amount of water. Glasses R and S

have the same amount of water.

The water in Glasses P and R are at the same temperature. The

water in Glasses Q and S are at the same temperature.

Fill in the blanks below with the correct answers.

30 ºC 60 ºC

P Q

30 ºC 60 ºC

R S

a. The water in Glass has the most heat.

b. The water in Glass has the least heat.

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Consolidation Worksheet 2
How Does Heat Travel?
a. Ari touched a metal spoon. The metal spoon felt cold.

In the picture below, draw an arrow to show the direction of heat flow.

b. Tom placed a metal spoon in a mug of hot coffee. The metal spoon
felt hot.

In the picture below, draw an arrow to show the direction of heat flow.

c. Complete the statement below.

If two objects are near each other and one object is hotter than
the other, then heat will flow from the object to the
object.

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Consolidation Worksheet 3
What Happens When an Object Gains
or Loses Heat?
It is common to see electrical cables sagging on very hot days as
shown below. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to explain why
this happens.

On a very hot day, the metal wires in the cable heat

quickly. This causes the metal wires to . The wires thus
in length and width, causing them to sag.

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Consolidation Worksheet 4
What Are Good and Poor Conductors
of Heat?
Study the classification chart below and fill in the blanks with the correct
words. Use the words in the box below to help you. Each word can be
used only once.

Copper Good Liquid Plastic

Gas Poor Silver Wood

Materials

conductors of heat conductors of heat

may be
such as

Solid • Iron
• Steel
such as such as such as •

• Styrofoam •
Water Oxygen
•
•

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 Heat and Temperature

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Fun and Crossword Puzzle!

Games
Complete the crossword puzzle using the clues given below.

2 3

5 6
N

7
H

9 10
G
T
11

12

Down:
1. Our sense of cannot measure temperature accurately.
3. Wood is a conductor of heat.
4. Heat is a form of .
6. is a measure of how hot or cold an object is.
10. Metals can when heated.

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 Across:
2. Heat is used to our food.
5. When two objects of different temperatures are in contact, heat will
travel from the object to the other object.
7. The instrument used to measure temperature accurately is a .
8. Temperature is measured in the unit Celsius (°C).
9. A , when used with a temperature sensor, can be used to measure
and record temperatures.
11. The Sun is an important of heat.
12. A hotter object will have a temperature.

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Exam Practice
Process skills: Observing, Comparing, Analysing

Rita’s mother prepared iced tea by pouring hot tea into a glass
containing ice cubes.

a. How will the temperature of the hot tea change after it is poured
over the ice cubes? [1 mark]

b. Fill in the blanks with the words ‘gained’ or ‘lost’. [2 marks]

When the hot tea is poured over the ice cubes, heat is
by the ice cubes and by the hot tea.

c. What change will the ice cubes undergo when the hot tea is poured
over them? [1 mark]

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 d. In which of the cups below should Rita’s mother keep the iced tea to
keep it cold for as long as possible? Circle the correct answer.
[1 mark]

Polystyrene cup Ceramic cup

Steel cup Glass cup

Hint:
The iced tea will stay cold if heat from
the surroundings is not conducted to
it quickly. Which of the materials will
conduct heat the slowest?

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Heat and Temperature

2. The diagram below shows four glasses of water.
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Glasses P and Q have the same amount of water. Glasses R and S

Consolidation Worksheet 1 have the same amount of water.

What Is Heat? / What Is Temperature? The water in Glasses P and R are at the same temperature. The
water in Glasses Q and S are at the same temperature.
1. Identify and put a tick (ü) in the boxes next to the pictures below
that shows heat is useful. Fill in the blanks below with the correct answers.

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a. b.
30 ºC 60 ºC

✓
P Q
c. d.

30 ºC 60 ºC

✓ ✓
R S
e. f.

a. The water in Glass S has the most heat.

b. The water in Glass P has the least heat.

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Consolidation Worksheet 2 Consolidation Worksheet 3

How Does Heat Travel? What Happens When an Object Gains
a. Ari touched a metal spoon. The metal spoon felt cold. or Loses Heat?
It is common to see electrical cables sagging on very hot days as
In the picture below, draw an arrow to show the direction of heat flow. shown below. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to explain why

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Arrow should be this happens.
drawn from the hand/
fingers to the spoon.

b. Tom placed a metal spoon in a mug of hot coffee. The metal spoon
felt hot.

In the picture below, draw an arrow to show the direction of heat flow.
Arrow should
be drawn from
the spoon to the
hand/fingers.

On a very hot day, the metal wires in the cable gain heat
quickly. This causes the metal wires to expand . The wires thus
increase in length and width, causing them to sag.

c. Complete the statement below.

If two objects are near each other and one object is hotter than
the other, then heat will flow from the hotter object to the
colder object.

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Consolidation Worksheet Fun and Crossword Puzzle!

4 Games
What Are Good and Poor Conductors Complete the crossword puzzle using the clues given below.
of Heat? 1
T
Study the classification chart below and fill in the blanks with the correct 2 3
C O O K P

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words. Use the words in the box below to help you. Each word can be
used only once. U O
4
C O E
Copper Good Liquid Plastic 5 6
H O T T E R N
Gas Poor Silver Wood
E E
7
T H E R M O M E T E R
Materials P G
8
D E G R E E Y
R
9 10
Poor Good D A T A L O G G E R
conductors of heat conductors of heat
T X
11
may be S O U R C E P
such as
R A
12
H I G H E R N
Solid Liquid Gas • Iron
D
• Steel
such as such as such as • Silver Down:
1. Our sense of cannot measure temperature accurately.
• Styrofoam • Copper
Water Oxygen 3. Wood is a conductor of heat.
• Wood 4. Heat is a form of .
• Plastic 6. is a measure of how hot or cold an object is.
10. Metals can when heated.

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2. Heat is used to our food.
5. When two objects of different temperatures are in contact, heat will Exam Practice
travel from the object to the other object.
Process skills: Observing, Comparing, Analysing
7. The instrument used to measure temperature accurately is a .
Rita’s mother prepared iced tea by pouring hot tea into a glass
8. Temperature is measured in the unit Celsius (°C).
containing ice cubes.
9. A , when used with a temperature sensor, can be used to measure
and record temperatures.

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11. The Sun is an important of heat.
12. A hotter object will have a temperature.

a. How will the temperature of the hot tea change after it is poured
over the ice cubes? [1 mark]
The temperature of the hot tea will decrease.

b. Fill in the blanks with the words ‘gained’ or ‘lost’. [2 marks]

When the hot tea is poured over the ice cubes, heat is
gained by the ice cubes and lost by the hot tea.

c. What change will the ice cubes undergo when the hot tea is poured
over them? [1 mark]
The ice cubes will melt. / The ice cubes will turn into water. / The ice

cubes will change into the liquid state.

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d. In which of the cups below should Rita’s mother keep the iced tea to
keep it cold for as long as possible? Circle the correct answer.
[1 mark]

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Polystyrene cup Ceramic cup

Steel cup Glass cup

Hint:
The iced tea will stay cold if heat from
the surroundings is not conducted to
it quickly. Which of the materials will
conduct heat the slowest?

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Glossary
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Heat and Temperature

Contract Decrease in size or volume

Degree Celsius A unit of measure for temperature

Expand Increase in size or volume

Good conductor A material that allows heat or electricity to pass through quickly

Heat A form of energy that is transferred due to difference in temperature

Poor conductor A material that does not allow heat or electricity to pass through
quickly

Temperature
Heat and
Source Where something comes from

Temperature A measure of how hot or cold a substance or place is

Thermometer An instrument used to measure temperature accurately

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