Heat Vocabulary

Heat

A form of energy that flows from warm (high energy) objects into cold (low energy) objects

Specific Heat

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree celcius

Heat Transfer

the flow of thermal energy from higher temperature objects or environments into lower temperature objects or environements

Calories

Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body (1 cal= 4.184 Joules) 1000 calories = 1Calorie (kcal)

Joules

Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body (4.184 Joules= 1 cal)

Temperature

A measure of how hot or cold something is. A numerical value of hot or cold using the Celsius scale

thermal equilibrium

The state of two or more objects or substances in thermal contact when they have reached a common temperature

Conductor

A material that conducts heat well, easy/fast thermal transfer due to a low Specific Heat

Insulator

A material that does not allow heat to move through it easily, slow to heat or cool, slow to transfer energy to other objects due to high Specific Heat.

Thermal Energy

The total energy of all the particles of an object.