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II. Are these sentences true or false?
1.
Once all the ice melts, the temperature of the water starts to rise.
2. Temperature isn’t related to the average kinetic energy of the particles
(atoms or molecules).
3. Heat is the amount of energy transferred to a system of particles.
4. Nothing can be cooled below - 300 ºC.
5. There is only one way to measure temperature.
6. To make a thermometer, we fill a thin glass tube with water (some use
mercury, alcohol).
7. When a material
is heated or cooled, it doesn’t change its dimensions.
B. Work with language
I. Put all possible questions to the following sentences.
1) In everyday language we use the terms «heat» and «temperature».
2) In physics they have different meanings.
3) Temperature is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles.
4) Heat is the amount of energy transferred to a system of particles.
5) We can call this level 0 ºC.
6) To make a thermometer, we fill a thin glass tube with mercury.
7) We put a thermometer in the water.
II. Put the words into the right order. Check your answers with the text.
1) the |is | energy |a system| of | amount |of |particles |transferred |to| Heat
2) physics |In | have| different| meanings |they.
3) It |simply | for |is| convenience| human.
4) lower | matter| There is | a| physical |of
|temperature| limit
5) If | cooled |in |shrinks| as| gradually |size |it |water |expected |is.
6) mercury| a |To |we |thin| with| tube| make| fill |a | glass |thermometer
7) asymmetry| The |average | of | leads to| a |the |atom |shift| in| position|
the| in| potential| the| energy| curve.
III. Guess the words:
1) alsce
2) ecloemul
3) mqbiilireuu
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4) nyexetirt
5) Cuessil
IV. Translate the following phrases into Russian and learn them:
Up to now, over many years, most recently, shortly after, every now
and then, most of the time, throughout the 20
th
century, within the next few
years, for a while, well before, from this time on, every now and then.
C. Activities
I. Prepare a presentation on simple physical experiments which you can
conduct at home (so there is the stuff you need on your hands).
II. Be ready to present and discuss the experiment conducted at home with
your partner.