Heat

21 Grade 3 Environmental Activities questions on Heat, with worked marking schemes. 21 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Draw and colour the sun shining on a hot day.

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Which one is cold, not hot?

   A. Hot ugali

   B. Fire

   C. The sun

   D. Ice

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Name one way heat helps us at home.

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   Accept any one: cooking food, boiling water, warming us, drying clothes, ironing.

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   We use heat to ______ wet clothes so they become dry.

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Why must we be careful near a hot jiko? Write one reason.

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   Accept any safety reason: it can burn us / cause injury / start a fire.

6. Question 6

   2 marks

   Sort these into hot and cold: fire, ice, hot tea, cold water.

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Name one thing you use to hold a hot sufuria safely.

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8. Question 8

   2 marks

   Name two things we should not touch because they are hot.

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   Accept any two: fire, hot jiko, boiling water, hot sufuria, a hot iron.

9. Question 9

   2 marks

   Name two ways we keep our bodies warm when it is cold.

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   Accept any two: wear a sweater, sit near a fire, cover with a blanket, drink hot tea.

10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Which sense do we use to feel that something is hot?

    A. Touch

    B. Sight

    C. Hearing

    D. Smell

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11. Question 11

    2 marks

    Write two things in your home that give us heat.

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    Accept any two: fire/jiko, the sun, a cooker, charcoal, a sufuria on fire.

12. Question 12

    1 mark

    The ______ gives us heat and light during the day.

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13. Question 13

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    When water is heated for a long time, it becomes ______.

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14. Question 14

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    Ice becomes water when it gets ______.

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15. Question 15

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    Draw and colour a jiko with fire used for cooking.

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16. Question 16

    1 mark

    Fill in the blank: The ________ gives us heat and light during the day.

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17. Question 17

    1 mark

    Which one gives us heat?

    A. Rain

    B. Wind

    C. Ice

    D. Fire

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18. Question 18

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    Name two things that give us heat.

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19. Question 19

    2 marks

    Why should you stay away from a burning jiko? Give one reason.

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20. Question 20

    1 mark

    Arrange these words to make a sentence: [sun / hot / the / is]

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21. Question 21

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    Mama uses heat from a jiko to ______ food.

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