Study Guide

Heat and Temperature Study Guide

You can use the glossary at the back of the textbook to learn the meaning of the word. You must show that you understand the definition by using the term in a sentence of your own words.

1. define temperature
2. choose situations where accurate measuring of temperatures is critical
3. how do bridges expand and contract due to temperature changes?
4. how are power lines effected by temperature changes?
5. what are some common temperatures such as normal room temperature, the freezing and boiling points of water, human body temperature, hot coffee, inside a fridge, inside a freezer, what you bake a cake at, etc.
6. does water expand or contract when it freezes?
7. explain heat and temperature using particle theory
8. what is a bimetallic strip and how does it work?
9. what are the steps in the inquiry process?
10. define hypothesis
11. define convection, conduction, radiation
12. for best convection, where should heating vents be placed in a house?
13. identify foods cooked by either convection or conduction
    
14. pick appliances and give scenarios where , convection and radiation are being used
15. which materials radiate heat the best?
16. know the difference between absorption and reflection
17. list materials that conduct heat well
18. define insulation
19. describe principles used in insulating devices/materials
20. identify items that use insulators
21. what materials work best in greenhouse construction?
22. design devices using what you know about insulation and the types of heat
23. why must dead air space be kept small in order to function as a good insulator?
24. know the principles of heat transfer and how evaporation affects it?
25. describe the difference between the particles in solids, liquids, and gases
26. what happens to a substance's molecules when cooled or when heated in the different states of matter?
27. what causes solids, liquids, and gases to expand?
28. know the effect that heat has on materials in terms of contraction and expansion
29. describe the movement of heat
30. what is a thermal? HINT: think hang glider
31. what do joules measure?
32. covert joules (J) into kilojoules (kJ)
33. how does an air thermometer work and how could you check its accuracy?
34. what properties should flat and curved solar collectors have?
35. define heat
36. how do both liquid and air thermometers work?
37. why do thermometers have narrow bores?
38. why isn't water used in lab thermometers?
39. define calibrate and explain how to do it
40. choose the most appropriate graph to represent a situation
41. what does a Joule measure?
42. what are the steps to conducting an experimental investigation?
43. define controlled, responding and manipulated variables
44. what are the differences between mechanical, chemical, solar, electrical, and geo energy?
45. list examples of a renewable energy an non-renewable energy sources
46. rate energy sources in terms of the environmental damage they may cause
47. rate objects in terms of their thermal conductivity
48. give a disadvantage of geo energy
49. what is the difference between black and white clothing in terms of keeping a person cool?
50. know some facts about the Celsius scale ie. (who invented it, what principles is it based on?
51. rate wood, coal, and gasoline in terms of heat energy content
52. burning does what to the energy contained in wood?
53. know the difference between passive and active solar heating
54. how is water used in an active solar home?
55. which direction gets the most sunlight?
56. when examining a house, one in the southern hemisphere and one in the northern hemisphere, which side of the house would receive the greatest amount of sunlight in each location?
57. list advantages and disadvantages of geothermal energy