Specific Heat Bases
This is the definition of specific heat.
What is heat energy required to raise the temperature of the mass of a substance?
This property describes how well a material conducts heat.
What is thermal conductivity?
This type of material heats up quickly in the sun due to low specific heat.
What is metal?
This is a common substance with a high specific heat capacity.
What is water?
This is an example of a material that is a good insulator.
What is Styrofoam?
This is the specific heat of liquid water.
What is 4.18 Joules/g°C or 1.0 cal/g°C?
This term refers to materials that do not easily allow heat transfer.
What is an insulator?
This is a common application of materials with low specific heat in cooking.
What is frying pans?
This property of water helps regulate temperatures in ecosystems.
What is thermal stability?
This is a practical example of using specific heat in cooking.
What is boiling water?
This type of reaction absorbs heat from the surroundings.
What is an endothermic reaction?
This is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a material.
What is temperature?
This is a reason why low specific heat materials are used in heat sinks.
What is to quickly dissipate heat?
This is a reason why water is used in cooling systems.
What is its ability to absorb large amounts of heat?
This is an example of a phase change that involves heat transfer.
What is melting ice?
This is the formula to calculate heat energy.
What is Q = mcΔT?
This property indicates how much heat a material can store.
What is specific heat capacity?
This is a common characteristic of low specific heat materials in thermal insulation.
What is they warm up quickly?
This is a practical application of high specific heat in climate control.
What is thermal mass buildings?
This is a practical application of specific heat in weather.
What is ocean currents affecting climate?
This is the specific heat of iron.
What is 0.46 J/g°C?
This is the term for the point at which solid and liquid reach an equilibrium point.
What is the melting or freezing point?
This is a practical use of low specific heat materials in electronics.
What is heat exchangers?
This is a reason why high specific heat materials are used in heat storage systems.
What is to maintain consistent temperatures?
This is an example of a material used in thermal blankets due to its specific heat properties.
What is Fiberglass?