Assignment 2

Form 1
Chapter 7 : Heat
7.5 : Absorbing and Giving
Out Heat

Practical report

Name
: Syafiqah bt Tarmizi
Form
: 1AA
Date
: 18 / 4 / 2004
Topic
: Absorbing and Giving Out Heat
Objective : Showing that dark, dull objects
absorb heat better.

Hypothesis

Dark, dull objects absorb

heat better than white,
shiny objects

Variables
Variable that is manipulated
Type of surface (dark, dull or white, shiny)

Variable that responds

- Temperature
Variable that is kept constant
- Surface area of the dull and shiny
objects exposed to heat

Apparatus and materials

Black painted can

White painted can
Cork stoppers
Thermometers
Blocks of wood
Metre rule
Stopwatch
Bunsen burner

Procedure
1. Two cans of the same size are prepared
(black and white).
2. The two cans are arranged so that they
are placed a short distance apart. A
bunsen burner is placed in between
them.

Procedure
3. The temperature in each can is
recorded.
4. Bunsen Burner is lighted
5. The temperature in each can is
recorded every 5 minutes.

0bservations
Time
(second)

Thermometer
(oC)
Black painted can

White painted can

27OC

27OC

29OC

27OC

31OC

28OC

33OC

29OC

35OC

31OC

Discussion
The increase rate of temperature for
black surface was higher than than white

Conclusion
Black and dull surface absorbed heat
better than white surface