specific heat
Joules per degree
Specific heat is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree, typically measured per unit mass.
Different materials absorb heat differently—water has a high specific heat, meaning it takes considerable energy to warm up and releases heat slowly.
This property explains why coastal climates are milder than inland ones.
Metric temperature unit
Clear essential liquid
- aluminumElement thirteen
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- ironElement twenty-six
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
glass · oil · ethanol · ice · steam · concrete · wood · sand
Heat-measuring instrument
- temperature changeAlteration in heat level
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- thermal equilibriumEqual temperature throughout system
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
- exothermicReleasing energy as heat
Solid-to-liquid transition
- freezingExtremely cold
- vaporizationConversion to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
deposition · phase transition · boiling point · melting point · state change · fusion · solidification · evaporation
degree Celsius
Metric temperature unit
water
Clear essential liquid
lead · glass · oil · ethanol · ice · steam · concrete · wood · sand · soil
thermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
- temperature changeAlteration in heat level
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
convection · radiation · warming · cooling
enthalpy
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- thermal equilibriumEqual temperature throughout system
- endothermicAbsorbing thermal energy
melting
Solid-to-liquid transition
- freezingExtremely cold
- vaporizationConversion to gas
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
sublimation · deposition · phase transition · boiling point · melting point · state change · fusion · solidification · evaporation · critical point
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- heatthermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection, insulators
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- Physics quantitiesacceleration, amplitude, area, current, distance
- Heat conceptsmelting, evaporation, conduction, convection, boiling
- Heat Sciencethermal equilibrium, thermal expansion, thermal radiation, conduction, convection
specific heatthermal diffusivity
Heat transfer rate coefficient
latent heat · heat of fusion · heat conductivity · emissivity
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