martes, 2 de junio de 2009

Heat and temperature

heat:is energy in transit it is transmitted between bodies wich are at different temperatures and wich come into contact with each other.

temperature:is a physical magnitude related to the amout of heat that a body can receive and absorb.it is a type of energy wich is not stored, it only appears in the transfer of energy.

heat transmission in bodies:
-conduction:is the trasmission of heat throug an solid object;example:a piece of metal in the fire.
-convention:transfers heat through an interchange of could and hot inolecules:ex heating water in a tea pot.
-radiation:is the transfers of heat by electromagnetic radiation, generally
with infrared.ex is the way a room is warmed.

homework
investigate:

-termometer and thermometer scales.
-perception of heat the skin.the sense of touch.
-burns
-hot bodies.
-could bodies.

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