Describing the different uses

of light, sound, heat and

electricity in everyday life
Heat makes us feel
warm or hot
(Abadilla, 2009
)
What are the sources of heat?
1. Friction produces heat because it causes
the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move
faster and have more energy. You will feel
warm after rubbing your hands against each
other several times. It comes from the
increase in motion of molecules in a body.
2. Sun is our main source of heat.
The sun’s heat is absorbed by the
bodies of water, the ground, the
plants, and the atmosphere.
(Ramos and Apolinario, 2017).
3. Electricity is one of the
sources of heat. We use
many electrical appliances
for the heat they give.
Burning fuels can produce heat. A substance
that combines with oxygen rapidly produces
heat fast enough to cause flame. When coal,
wood, natural gas, or any other fuel burns,
substances in the fuel combine with oxygen in
the air to form heat. This reaction is known as
combustion (Ramos and Apolinario, 2017).
Example of combustion is the burning of
gasoline in automobile engines.
There is also heat from deep inside
the earth and it is called Geothermal
heat. We observe some of this heat
when a volcano erupts. We also have
hot springs because of the heated hot
rocks within the earth.
Heat causes physical changes,
sometimes chemical changes in a
substance also happen. A physical
change is a change in size, shape, or
state of substance. There is no new
substance formed after a physical change.
A chemical change involves the formation
of a new substance (Lemi, 2007).
Physical Change
A substance goes through physical
change when heated or cooled.
The wax in which the candle is
made of melts when lighted or
heated.
The change from solid to liquid is called melting. Any
solid material that changes to liquid through the
process of heating undergoes melting. An ice cube
becomes liquid when it absorbs molecules of heat
(Lemi, 2007).
When heat is applied continuously
to water, the particles escape and
enter the air as water vapor. Water
vapor is a gas. The change of state
from liquid to gas is called
evaporation (Lemi, 2007).
Chemical Change
Heat causes substance to
change chemically. After
heating, a new substance
may be formed.
Combustion is a chemical reaction that
gives off heat and light. Combustion
produces heat and fire. Example of
combustion is the burning of gasoline in
automobile engines. The process
produces heat that cause the gases in the
engine to expand and move parts that
make the engine work.