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title: A tiny spark from a sparkler is far hotter than warm bathwater, yet… — Heat and temperature: how things warm… · tree and pragmatics
description: A tiny spark from a sparkler is far hotter than warm bathwater, yet it barely hurts your hand. Why? Test 8 of lesson 82 «Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool» of the world course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 8 · Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool

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A tiny spark from a sparkler is far hotter than warm bathwater, yet it barely hurts your hand. Why?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** tiny spark, spark · **What happens:** be, hurt · **To what, where:** hand

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This is test 8 of lesson 82 «Heat and temperature: how things warm and cool» of the world course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/world/82-heat-and-temperature/#t8).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* A tiny spark from a sparkler is far hotter than warm bathwater, yet it barely hurts your hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:t8:1
# text = A tiny spark from a sparkler is far hotter than warm bathwater, yet it barely hurts your hand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spark	spark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sparkler	sparkler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	hotter	hot	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bathwater	bathwater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	barely	barely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	hurts	hurt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
18	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a tiny spark from a sparkler |  |  |  |  | than warm bathwater; far, hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | present | spark | your hand |  |  |  | barely *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hand=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* Why?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:t8:2
# text = Why?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The spark is so small it holds very little heat

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:t8:o1:1
# text = The spark is so small it holds very little heat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spark	spark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the spark |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | spark | little heat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The spark is not really hot at all, it is only bright

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:t8:o2:1
# text = The spark is not really hot at all, it is only bright
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spark	spark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	really	really	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the spark |  |  | all |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | spark |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Your hand is much hotter than the spark, so it wins

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:t8:o3:1
# text = Your hand is much hotter than the spark, so it wins
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	much	much	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hotter	hot	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spark	spark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Your hand |  |  |  |  | than the spark; hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | present | hand |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The spark is cold on the outside and hot only inside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:world:82-heat-and-temperature:t8:o4:1
# text = The spark is cold on the outside and hot only inside
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spark	spark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	outside	outside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the spark |  |  | the outside |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the spark *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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