10 Flashcards
Temperature
Measures kinetic energy/random motions of the components of a substance
Energy
The ability to do work or produce heat
Energy
The ability to do work or produce heat
Heat
Flow of energy due to temperature difference
Energy flows
90 10
From hot to cold
Heat ends up distributed even 50 50
Cold
Energy leaving the body
Exothermic
Energy is released
Burning wood
Freezing
Endothermic
Energy is absorbed
Ice pack
Melting/boiling
Units for energy
Calorie and Joule
Calorie
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of WATER by 1C
Calorie has a ____ while food calories have a
food calories are
Little c BIG C
1000x bigger
SI metric system unit for heat energy
Joule
1 calorie is
4.184 J
Avagadros number?
6.02x10^23
Specific heat
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1C
4.18J/g C