Temperature, Heat, & Specific Heat

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What does a high specific heat mean?

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It requires more energy to change temperature.

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What happens to energy when turning a liquid into a gas?

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You add energy.

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What happens to the particles of a liquid when it is placed in a cooler with ice?

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Its particles will slow down.

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What is the effect on particles when more heat is supplied to a system?

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They would speed up.

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What is the specific heat of water?

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4184 J/KgºC.

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What is the specific heat of wood?

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1760 J/KgºC.

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Which material requires more energy to raise its temperature by 1ºC, wood or water?

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Water.

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What is temperature a measure of?

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The average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is heat?

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The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures.

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What is specific heat?

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1ºC.