Understanding Heat and Thermal Energy: A Fun Worksheet for 9-Year-Olds

Instructions

Read the questions below and fill in your answers in the spaces provided. Have fun learning about heat and thermal energy!

1. What is heat?

2. Describe how thermal energy moves from one object to another:

3. Can you think of three sources of heat? List them below:

4. What happens to the molecules in an object when it gets heated? Write your answer below:

5. Draw a picture showing how heat travels from a hot object to a cooler one:

6. Why do you think wearing a coat in winter helps keep you warm? Write your response:

7. True or False: All objects give off heat. Circle your answer:

8. Write a short story about a day where you learned something surprising about heat or thermal energy: