Specific Heat

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy

Heat or energy

The sum total of the kinetic energies of the particles in a sample of matter, heat always flows from matter at a higher temperature to matter at a lower temperature

Heat Capacity

The ability of any material to retain heat energy

Specific heat

-The measure of the heat capacity or quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

-Describes the ability of a substance to deliver heat to a cooler object

Rules of Specific Heat

1. The greater the specific heat value, the less the temperature will rise when a given heat energy is absorbed

2. As specific heat decreases, the ability to deliver heat to a cooler object increases