Heat Storage & Transfer Assignment

Front

What happens to the particles of a substance when its temperature is increased?

Back

They jiggle faster and move farther apart.

Front

What does a high specific heat mean?

Back

It requires more energy to change temperature.

Front

What characterizes a substance with a high specific heat?

Back

Requires a lot of energy to become hot.

Front

Why is ice less dense than water?

Back

Ice has open-structured crystals.

Front

What happens to liquid water below 4°C?

Back

It is bloated with ice crystals.

Front

Define specific heat capacity.

Back

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree Celsius.

Front

What is thermal expansion?

Back

The increase in volume of a substance due to an increase in temperature.

Front

Explain conduction.

Back

The transfer of heat through a material without the movement of the material itself.

Front

What is convection?

Back

The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).

Front

Define radiation in the context of heat transfer.

Back

The transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves.