Heat and Temperature
Heat and Temperature: Overview
The topic briefly explains heat and temperature along with their units. It describes heat capacity and the factors affecting the heat absorbed or heat released. We will also study the instruments used to measure temperature.
Important Questions on Heat and Temperature
What do you understand by the term “standard points of a thermometer?
The temperature of pure melting ice is taken as the _____ standard point.
On the surface of the earth, _____ is the prime source of energy.
The change in temperature depends on the mass of the object.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Land breeze. | a. Thermometer |
| 2. Sea breeze. | b. Winter |
| 3. White colour dresses. | c. Thermostat |
| 4. Black colour dresses. | d. 00 C |
| 5. Number of divisions in Fahrenheit scale. | e. Day time. |
| 6. Temperature of melting ice. | f. -390 C |
| 7. Number of divisions on a Celsius scale. | g. Summer |
| 8. Freezing point of mercury. | h. 100 |
| 9. Bimetallic Strip. | i. Nighttime |
| 10. Mercury. | j. 180 |
At what temperature are the readings of Celsius scale and Fahrenheit scale equal?
What is the relationship between the terms 'heat', 'hot' and 'cold'?
_____ is the energy while temperature is the measure of heat energy.
A _____ is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of g of water by.
Heat energy always flows from _________ (higher/lower) temperature to ________ (higher/lower) temperature.
When you sit on a metal chair, you feel coldness because coldness from the chair flows to your body.
If the melting point of a body is , its freezing point will be _____.
Give one word for the following.
S.I. unit of heat. (Choose from Newton, Joule, Pascal)
Give one word for a form of energy which causes sensation of hotness and coldness.
Heat always travels from cooler area to the warmer one.
