Practice Introduction To Heat (10.1) - Quantity of Heat

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Question 1.
What is heat?
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Think about energy flow.
Question 2.
How is heat measured?
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It's a unit of energy.
3Question 3.
What is the main difference between heat and temperature?
- Heat measures energy flow, temperature measures energy amount.
- Heat measures temperature, temperature measures energy flow.
- Heat is a substance, temperature is not.
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Focus on the function of each.
4Question 4.
True or False: Heat can be transferred through a vacuum.
- True
- False
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Consider how we feel warmth from the sun.
Question 5.
If a metal rod is heated at one end, describe how the heat will travel to the cooler end.
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Think about particle movement and contact.
Question 6.
Calculate the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of iron (specific heat 0.45 J/g°C) from 20°C to 100°C.
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Remember the formula for heat transfer.

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