Heat and Temperature
By Harmandeep
Heat and temperature are two different yet related concepts. Heat is the measure of energy, meanwhile; the temperature is the measure of the average heat or thermal energy. This report indicates how certain features and issues in households affect and determine the temperature in various rooms and areas, through an experiment in which the temperatures of certain areas around a standard house are measured.
Heat refers to how hot an object is and the amount of kinetic energy the molecules have (molecules have some intrinsic motion). The hotter the object, the faster the movement of molecules in the object. Whereas, on the other hand, temperature is the measure of heat or energy of molecules in an object. For …show more content…
The design or structure of the standard home has more windows for ventilation and high ceilings to keep room temperatures low. The location of this home is built on a hill which keeps the temperature a cooler because warm air is pushed to lower levels of ground whereas, the cooler air travels up. The materials used to construct this brick home include mainly bricks and wood on the inside, this changes the temperature because brick homes usually stay cooler as they are not made from light-weight materials and create a barrier to keep the cool air in and warm air out. Also, the wall colour determines how hot or cold a room can get for example, light colours such as white or light pink trap less heat, whereas dark colours such as black or red trap more heat. This is the reason why some areas have higher temperatures than others, such as the bathroom as it has black tiles meanwhile the other rooms are painted white or cream. The temperature was measured on a partly cloudy Winter afternoon, not too sunny or cloudy. These factors for this standard home have a significant impact on the results because they can change the temperature of the …show more content…
A clear polyester film with a thin layer of tinting agents such as metals and dyes are applied onto the window.
In hot months and seasons, ceiling fans should rotate counter clockwise to suck the warm air up and push the cool air down, making the bottom half of the room cool. The cool air creates a wind chill effect which makes you feel cooler without altering the room temperature.
Light-coloured walls such as white, reflect wavelengths of light and consequently absorb the least amount of heat allowing less heat to be trapped in a room. For e.g. black absorbs the most heat because it absorbs all wavelengths of light and reflects none, on the other hand, white keeps the room temperature cool as it absorbs the least amount of light.
Conclusion:
To conclude, temperature can be used to measure the heat or thermal energy. In the experiment, the temperature was measured in various areas around the home. The results obtained from the experiment where then used to help find the issues in the home and were then used to find solutions for the
By Harmandeep
Heat and temperature are two different yet related concepts. Heat is the measure of energy, meanwhile; the temperature is the measure of the average heat or thermal energy. This report indicates how certain features and issues in households affect and determine the temperature in various rooms and areas, through an experiment in which the temperatures of certain areas around a standard house are measured.
Heat refers to how hot an object is and the amount of kinetic energy the molecules have (molecules have some intrinsic motion). The hotter the object, the faster the movement of molecules in the object. Whereas, on the other hand, temperature is the measure of heat or energy of molecules in an object. For …show more content…
The design or structure of the standard home has more windows for ventilation and high ceilings to keep room temperatures low. The location of this home is built on a hill which keeps the temperature a cooler because warm air is pushed to lower levels of ground whereas, the cooler air travels up. The materials used to construct this brick home include mainly bricks and wood on the inside, this changes the temperature because brick homes usually stay cooler as they are not made from light-weight materials and create a barrier to keep the cool air in and warm air out. Also, the wall colour determines how hot or cold a room can get for example, light colours such as white or light pink trap less heat, whereas dark colours such as black or red trap more heat. This is the reason why some areas have higher temperatures than others, such as the bathroom as it has black tiles meanwhile the other rooms are painted white or cream. The temperature was measured on a partly cloudy Winter afternoon, not too sunny or cloudy. These factors for this standard home have a significant impact on the results because they can change the temperature of the …show more content…
A clear polyester film with a thin layer of tinting agents such as metals and dyes are applied onto the window.
In hot months and seasons, ceiling fans should rotate counter clockwise to suck the warm air up and push the cool air down, making the bottom half of the room cool. The cool air creates a wind chill effect which makes you feel cooler without altering the room temperature.
Light-coloured walls such as white, reflect wavelengths of light and consequently absorb the least amount of heat allowing less heat to be trapped in a room. For e.g. black absorbs the most heat because it absorbs all wavelengths of light and reflects none, on the other hand, white keeps the room temperature cool as it absorbs the least amount of light.
Conclusion:
To conclude, temperature can be used to measure the heat or thermal energy. In the experiment, the temperature was measured in various areas around the home. The results obtained from the experiment where then used to help find the issues in the home and were then used to find solutions for the