level: Heat & Specific Heat Capacity
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Heat & Specific Heat Capacity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Heat? | Heat is a type of energy. |
| What is the unit of heat? | Joules |
| State how heat travels. (From ___ temp ⇾ ___ temp) | High-temperature ⇾ Low temperature |
| Can heat move between objects of the same temperature? | No. |
| What is specific heat capacity? | The amount of heat energy needed to change the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1°C |
| What is the formula for specific heat capacity? | Eh = cmΔT |
| In the following equation, what does c represent?: Eh= cmΔT | Specific Heat Capacity |
| What is Specific Heat Capacity measured in? | Jkg-1°C-1 |
| In the following equation, what does ΔT represent?:Eh = cmΔT | Change in temperature in °C |
| In the following equation, what happens when the mass or Specific Heat Capacity is increased or decreased?: Eh = cmΔT | Energy supplied (Eh), increases accordingly. |