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Heat
Essential Question
How does heat play a role in fundamental energetic processes?
Table of Contents
Temperature, Heat, and Expansion
Temperature
Heat
Thermal Equilibrium
Internal Energy
Measurement of Heat
Specific Heat Capacity
The High Specific Heat Capacity of Water
Thermal Expansion
Expansion of Water
Heat Transfer
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Absorption of Radiant Energy
Emission of Radiant Energy
Newton's Law of Cooling
Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Change of Phase
Evaporation
Condensation
Evaporation and Condensation Rates
Boiling
Freezing
Boiling and Freezing at the Same Time
Regelation
Energy and Changes of Phase
Thermodynamics
Absolute Zero
First Law of Thermodynamics
Adiabatic Processes
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat Engines and the Second Law
Order Tends to Disorder
Entropy
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