HEAT

APPLICATION OF EXPANSION
AND COTRACTION OF MATTER
Student should able to:
explain with examples the use of
expansion and contraction of
matter in daily life
apply the principle of expansion
and contraction of matter in
solving simple problems.
 Mercury is very sensitive with
temperature.
It can expand and contract when there is
a slight change in temperature
Range of temperature:
Laboratory thermometer: -100C to 1100C
Clinical thermometer: 350C to 420C
 In fire alarm, there is bimetallic strip
When a fire occurs, the bimetallic strip is
heated
It expands and bends towards
connecting screw
When it touch connecting screw, the
circuit is complete and electric current
flows through
The fire alarm rings
Jalur dwilogam
A strip that have
2 different metals
The gaps is to allow the iron
railings to expand on hot day
Without the gaps the railway
tracks and bridges will
buckle and bend when the
iron railings expands
The telephone wires hung
loosely between poles to
allow the wires contract when
cold
If not, it will snap when
contract
A ping-pong ball is slightly
dented. How to return it into
original shape?
How to remove a very tight cap
from its bottle?
Why there are gaps between
tiles?
The amount of heat that is absorbed
or released by/from an objects
depends on:
Type and colour of its surface
Temperature around the object
Heat absorbed: temperature rise
Heat released: temperature drop
Theamount of heat that is
absorbed by an objects
depends on:
Type and colour of its surface
A dull, black surface is better absorber of
heat than a white, shiny surface
Most cooking pots are black
Theamount of heat that is
absorbed by an objects
depends on:
Temperature around the object
When the temperature around the object
is higher, more heat are absorbed by the
object
During hot day, in building also become
hot
The amount of heat that is
released from an objects
depends on:
Type and colour of its surface
A dull, black surface gives out heat better
than a white, shiny surface
The amount of heat that is
released from an objects
depends on:
Temperature around the object
When the temperature around the object is lower,
more heat are released by the object
 Heat is used for cooking and boiling
Heat used to melt metal to make
jewellery and equipment
Convection current help improve air
circulation and cool buildings
Excess heat from humans body can be
removed through conduction, convection
and radiation (helps keep body
temperature constant)
Explain what happen in the
fire alarm system.
Which cools faster, hot water
in a black pot or water in a
silver pot? Explain your
answer.
 Explainwhat happen in the fire
alarm system.
When fire occurs, the bimetallic strip
heated and bends towards connecting
screw.
When it touch connecting screw, the
circuit is completed, alarm bell ringing.
 Which cools faster, hot water in a
black pot or water in a silver pot?
Explain your answer.
Hot water in black pot will cools faster
because black surface is gives out heat
better than silver surface