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Tennessee Academic Standards

High School

Physics

Energy

PHYS.PS3.2

Heat Flow and Specific Heat

When a cup of hot coffee is placed in a room, its temperature reduces as it is attaining thermal equilibrium with the atmosphere.
The energy that is transferred from the coffee due to the temperature gradient is called heat, and the energy transfer that takes place in the process is called heat flow.
The SI unit of heat is the joule. Another standard unit of heat is the calorie, where one calorie is equal to 4.186 joules.
Further, the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of mass m of a certain material from T1 to T2 is proportional to mass and change in temperature. The proportionality constant c is called specific heat.
Thus specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one-degree celsius.
If the molar mass, which is the mass per mole of a substance, is used in the formula for specific heat, it is called the molar heat capacity and is denoted by capital C.

warmtestroom en specifieke warmte

Warmte is een vorm van energieoverdracht die wordt veroorzaakt door een temperatuurverschil en die de temperatuur van een object kan veranderen. Omdat warmte een vorm van energie is, is de SI-eenheid de joule (J). Een andere veelgebruikte energie-eenheid die vaak wordt gebruikt voor warmte is de calorie (cal), die wordt gedefinieerd als de energie die nodig is om de temperatuur van 1 g water met 1 °C te veranderen, met name tussen 14,5 °C en 15,5 °C. °C, omdat de benodigde energie een lichte temperatuurafhankelijkheid vertoont. Een andere veelgebruikte eenheid is de kilocalorie (kcal), de energie die nodig is om de temperatuur van 1 kg water met 1 ºC te veranderen. Omdat de massa meestal in kilogrammen wordt gespecificeerd, is de kilocalorie handiger. Het is verwarrend dat voedselcalorieën eigenlijk kilocalorieën zijn, een feit dat niet gemakkelijk kan worden vastgesteld op basis van de etikettering op de verpakking.

Warmteoverdracht is de beweging van energie van de ene plaats of materiaal naar de andere als gevolg van een temperatuurverschil. Warmteoverdracht is van fundamenteel belang voor alledaagse activiteiten zoals het verwarmen en koken van huizen, maar ook voor veel industriële processen.

De specifieke warmte is afhankelijk van het materiaal en de fase ervan. De soortelijke warmte van water is bijvoorbeeld vijf keer zo groot als die van glas en tien keer zo groot als die van ijzer, wat betekent dat er vijf keer zoveel warmte nodig is om de temperatuur van het water te verhogen in vergelijking met glas en tien keer zoveel in vergelijking met ijzer. In feite heeft water een van de grootste soortelijke warmtes van alle materialen, wat belangrijk is voor het in stand houden van het leven op aarde. De waarde van soortelijke warmte moet doorgaans worden gemeten omdat er geen eenvoudige manier is om deze nauwkeurig te berekenen.

Warmtestroom en specifieke warmte

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Unit 1

Onderdeel 1

Temperature and Heat

Temperatuur en Warmte

KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS

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heat units and specific heat

Heat is energy transferred because of a temperature difference, and it can change an object’s temperature. Since heat is energy, its SI unit is the joule (J). Heat transfer is the movement of energy from one place or material to another, and it plays a role in home heating, cooking, and many industrial processes.

Two common units for heat are the calorie and the kilocalorie. A calorie (cal) is the energy needed to change the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 °C, specifically between 14.5 °C and 15.5 °C because the value changes slightly with temperature. A kilocalorie (kcal) is the energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 °C. Kilocalories are often more convenient because mass is usually given in kilograms. Food calories are actually kilocalories, even though labels do not always make that clear.

Specific heat depends on the material and its phase. It tells how much heat is needed to raise a substance’s temperature. Water has a specific heat about 5 times that of glass and 10 times that of iron. That means water needs much more heat to warm up by the same amount, and it has one of the largest specific heats of any material. This high value is important for life on Earth.

Specific heat usually must be measured. There is no simple way to calculate it exactly. Understanding heat flow and specific heat helps explain why different materials warm up and cool down at different rates.

Heat Units and Specific Heat

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Heat, Temperature, and Everyday Energy

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Thermal Equilibrium and the Zeroth Law

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How Thermometers Measure Heat

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Kelvin Temperature and Gas Thermometer Standards

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Thermal Expansion in Air, Water, and Solids

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How Temperature Changes Create Stress

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Golden Gate Bridge Thermal Expansion

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heat flow and specific heat

Heat is energy transferred because of a temperature difference, and it can change an object’s temperature. Since heat is energy, its SI unit is the joule (J). Heat transfer is the movement of energy from one place or material to another, and it plays a role in home heating, cooking, and many industrial processes. Two common units for heat are the calorie and the kilocalorie. A calorie (cal) is the energy needed to change the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 °C, specifically between 14.5 °C and...

phase changes

Heat and Phase Change Energy

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calorimetry

Heat Exchange in an Insulated System

Calorimetry studies heat exchange in an insulated system. A calorimeter is a container that prevents heat transfer in or out. Scientists use calorimetry to measure heat and specific heat capacity. A calorimetry problem is any situation where the objects are thermally isolated from their surroundings. The key idea comes from conservation of energy. During heat transfer, the heat gained by the colder object must equal the heat lost by the hotter object. A simple example is water poured into a...

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Three Ways Heat Moves Between Objects

Heat transfer happens when there is a temperature difference. It can move fast, like through a cooking pan, or slowly, like through the walls of a picnic ice box. Heat transfer appears in many everyday situations, so it is hard to find a place where it does not occur. There are only three ways heat is transferred: conduction, convection, and radiation. A fireplace shows all three at once. Radiation carries most of the heat into the room. Conduction also moves heat into the room, but much more...

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Convection and Radiation in Heat Transfer

Convection and radiation are two major ways heat moves. In convection, thermal energy is carried by the large-scale flow of matter. Warm air and water rise because they are less dense, so ocean currents and large-scale atmospheric circulation move heat from the tropics toward the poles and move cold air from the poles toward the tropics. Earth’s rotation changes these moving air currents. It interacts with the flow and helps produce the eastward movement of air in the temperate zones.

conduction, convection and radiation: problem solving

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Heat Transfer Calculations with Conduction, Convection

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radiation: applications

Earth’s Energy Balance and Greenhouse Effect

Earth’s energy balance and the greenhouse effect help explain its average temperature. Earth is in radiative contact with both the Sun and dark space. It receives almost all of its energy from solar radiation, and it reflects some of that energy back into outer space. Dark space is very cold, about 3 K, so Earth also radiates energy into it. Heat can move quickly from soil and grasses, and frost can form on clear summer evenings, even in warm latitudes. In a first approximation, Earth’s...

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Radiation Heat Transfer and Thermographs

Radiation heat transfer depends on temperature, surface area, and emissivity. The Stefan-Boltzmann law describes the rate of heat transfer by emitted radiation. In this law, σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, A is the object’s surface area, and T is its temperature in kelvins. The fourth-power dependence on absolute temperature makes radiation highly sensitive to small temperature changes. Even a slight rise in temperature can change the emitted heat a lot. That sensitivity is why radiation...

key terms and concepts

Learn how heat is measured in joules, calories, and kilocalories, and why specific heat makes water warm up more slowly than glass or iron.

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Specific Heat

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Identify and calculate different types of energy and their transformations (thermal, kinetic, potential, including magnetic and electrical potential energies) from one form to another in a system. Identify and calculate different types of energy and their transformations (thermal, kinetic, potential, including magnetic and electrical potential energies) from one form to another in a system. EXPLANATION:  In 6.PS3 students were introduced to the various types of energy and mechanisms for their transformations. Students should now be able to quantify the total energy of a system as well as quantify each different type of energy in a system. Energy is an abstract concept that does not have a physical form. It is a substance-like quantity that is recognized to be conserved as a system changes. Calculations present an opportunity to observe that potential energies are due to the positions of objects within a field, while kinetic energy is based on an object’s mass and motion. Students can evaluate the total energy of a system by imagining that there are different types of energy storage accounts, just as money can be stored in different accounts. Energy can transferred into or out of any of these accounts. Three different processes can account for all energy changes: working, heating, and radiating. In energy storage due to field effects, such as gravitational or electrostatic fields, the field itself stores the potential energy and not the object in the field.

PHYS.PS3.1

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Use the principle of energy conservation and mathematical representations to quantify the change in energy of one component of a system when the energy that flows in and out of the system and the change in energy of the other components is known.         Use the principle of energy conservation and mathematical representations to quantify the change in energy of one component of a system when the energy that flows in and out of the system and the change in energy of the other components is known.         EXPLANATION:  In PHYS.PS3.1 students quantify the various types of energy and consider methods for energy transfer. If a student is able to evaluate the total energy of a system, such evaluations before and after a change to a system provide a mechanism to show that energy of a system has been conserved. For example, students might use pie charts to show the distribution of the total energy. For an object about to freefall, the pie chart might be 100% gravitational potential energy. Mid-descent, the energy might be half gravitational potential energy and half kinetic energy. After colliding with the ground, the total energy may have decreased, which can be represented as heat energy lost from the pie chart.

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Linear Momentum

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Impulse

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PHYS.PS3.4

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Define power and solve problems involving the rate of energy production or consumption (P=∆E/∆t). Explain and predict changes in power consumption based on changes in energy demand or elapsed time. Investigate power consumption and power production systems in common use.  Define power and solve problems involving the rate of energy production or consumption (P=∆E/∆t). Explain and predict changes in power consumption based on changes in energy demand or elapsed time. Investigate power consumption and power production systems in common use. EXPLANATION:  This standard pairs well with PHYS.PS3.6. Students should understand that a given task will require a certain minimum amount of energy. In accordance with the work-energy theorem, this would be described as work done on the system. Power incorporates a rate element into this discussion. An object can be lifted to an identical height by two different mechanisms. The total energy input into the system (the object and Earth’s gravitational field) will be the same in either case. However, if one mechanism for lifting the object does this in a smaller amount of time, it is said to be more powerful. Students may compare two different devices that accomplish the same task, but have different power ratings and explain the impact of the different power ratings on how the devices are used. For example, two microwaves might both pop a bag of popcorn, but a more powerful microwave might do it faster or be more likely to burn the popcorn at recommended time settings.

PHYS.PS3.6

Heat Units and Specific Heat

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