Grade 7-Heat and Temperature

Last updated almost 5 years ago
23 questions
1

In early times, people observed that heat – because it seemed to flow from a hot place to a cold place – must be an invisible fluid that they called

1

The Franklin stove, invented by Benjamin Franklin, is a heating technology that has a dual purpose. Besides heating a room, it was also used as a

1

The chimney first appeared in Europe in the ...

1

The reappearance of central heating occurred in the late 1700s, as coal became the main fuel source.
Central heating was originally developed around 100 B.C. by the ...

1

This type of Thermal Energy source can be used to cook food, but they are hard to control, dangerous and messy.

1

Choose the technology that you would need so that you could control the heat a large room in your house, and maintain a constant comfortable temperature in that room.

1

What is the unit of energy called that the heating company uses to determine the amount of money they charge to help fuel the heating technology in your house ...

1

The Particle Model of Matter helps to explain ideas about Thermal Energy. This model includes each of the
following points EXCEPT ...

1

The energy of movement is the kind of energy the particles of matter have. This energy is called ...

1

As more heat is transferred to a solid, the particles vibrate and some of the particles in the solid break loose. The solid begins to change state. This is an example of …

1

During a change of state, the temperature remains the same, so the particles have ...

1

The thermal energy of a substance is the …

1

Solar energy is an excellent natural thermal energy source. This type of energy is produced inside of the Sun
by ...

1

Thermal energy from inside the Earth's crust can be harnessed as a useful thermal energy source. Volcanoes, hot springs and geysers are example of this type of thermal energy source. This type of thermal energy is ...

1

The thermal efficiency of a building’s design can be measured by how well it prevents …

1

Solar cells are arranged in panels, which are connected in a series, and then placed to capture and store the Sun’s energy in low voltage batteries. The panels are connected in a series to form what is called a solar ...

1

Air that is heated by burning fuel in a furnace and then sent throughout the house through ducts to a register in every room is an example of this type of heating system …

1

To determine where heat is lost in a building, contractors can ask a photographer to take this type of photo of the house.

1

Insulators are rated by their insulating ability. R-value is given to each material that is used in the construction of a building. The best insulating product would have a …

1

Co-generation is a process in which two forms of energy are produced at the same time from one energy source. The two forms of energy produced are usually …

2

Is heat a substance or a form of energy? EXPLAIN your answer.

4

List the four main ideas of the particle model of matter.

4

Describe how passive and active solar heating systems differ.