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SAI International School
Class VII
Lesson Notes
Subject: Physics
Ch-Heat and temperature
Subtopic: Heat
HEAT
Heat is the form of energy which gives sensation of hotness or coldness in a object.
S.I unit of heat is Joule (J).
Calorie is the other unit of heat.
1 calorie is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of the 1 gram of
o
water through 1 C.
1 cal=4.2J
Heat always flows from high temperature to low temperature.
Effects of heat:
Heat brings change in temperature.
Eg: Utensils on fire have high temperature.
Heat can bring change in dimensions such as increasing the temperature causes
change in length, area and volume.
Heat can change the state of substances.