CHAPTER 7: Heat

1 The following apparatus was used in an experiment.

An experiment was conducted using the apparatus as shown in the figure above.
The following steps were carried out:
Step 1 :Two similar metal T-blocks were selected. One T-block was painted black, the
other was painted silver.
Step 2 :A thumb tack was attached with molten wax to each end of the T-blocks.
Step 3 :Glowing coals were placed under the T-blocks.
Step 4 :The time taken for the thumb tacks to drop off was recorded in a table.

(a) What is the aim of this experiment?

(b) What was used as a heat source in this experiment?

(c) Name the variable that

(i) is kept constant
(ii) is manipulated
(iii) responds

(b) In order for the results of the experiment to be accurate, what precaution must be taken?

(c) What is the function of the asbestos sheet?

(f) How is heat transferred from

(i) the heat source to the T-block?
(ii) the based of the T-block to the ends where the thumb tacks are?

(g) What can be concluded from this experiment?

SCIENCE SECONDARY 1 CHAPTER 7 HEAT