Science Worksheet: How Much Heat Do Things Hold Page 2
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2Heat Data Sheet
HOT water temp _______
COLD water temp _________
ITEM
Mass-gm
WATER Temp Start
Temp end
Temp rise
1.Copper
.
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2.Brass
3.Iron
4Lead
5.Tin
6.Aluminum
7.Plastic
8.Glass
9.Soapstone
10.Cement
11.Beans*
why so high?
12.Water
*Beans - Re Weigh the beans when you take them out_____gm (Is this a good experiment?
Further examination:
Put the items in the icy water for five minutes, take them out and dry them off. Then hold
each in your hand for a bit. Do some feel not as cold as others?
Why does drinking cold water give you the chills?
Why do you drink hot tea on cool afternoons?
Did every item carry the same amount of heat to the icy water?
What carried the most heat?
Is that a surprise?
Bed warming pans on the poster used granite stones heated on a wood stove.
They hold as much heat as glass. Is that a better heater than using lead weights?
Look at what is now sold to heat a bed! (Bean Bags!)
Why is it expensive to use a lot of hot water for a bath or shower?
Water is the most expensive thing to heat you'll run into on earth.
How much heat do other things hold?
Copper
0.09
Aluminum 0.22
Soapstone
0.2
Tin
0.05
Iron
0.11
Plastic
0.20
Cement
0.37
Brass 0.09
Lead
0.03
Glass
0.20
Wood/(Beans) 0.40
Water 1.00
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