Alphabetical
heat
[noun]
A measure of the total internal energy of a substance that can be increased or decreased when objects with different temperatures are placed into contact. Heat is a process, not a property of a material.
Appears in modules:
- Adaptation The case of penguins
- Biodiversity I Definitions and patterns of diversity
- Biodiversity II Changing habits and habitats
- Chemical Bonding Ionic and covalent bonds and polarity
- Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
- Chemical Reactions II Reaction kinetics
- Circulation in the Atmosphere Earth's tilt, orbit, rotation, and the redistribution of energy
- Defining Energy Forms of energy, conversions, and measuring
- Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
- Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- DNA I The genetic material
- DNA III The replication of DNA
- Earth Structure A virtual journey to the center of Earth
- Earth's Atmosphere Composition, temperature, and pressure
- Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
- Fats and Proteins Structure and function of essential nutrients
- Franklin Chang Díaz Propulsion pioneer for future generations of astronauts
- Kinetic-Molecular Theory Molecule collisions, the mean free path, and modern KMT
- Nuclear Chemistry Radiation, half-life, and nuclear reactions
- Ocean Currents Mapping and explaining the ocean’s gyres
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Photosynthesis I Harnessing the energy of the sun
- Properties of Solids The influence of crystal structure on behavior
- Scientific Ethics Ethical standards and their implications
- Solutions Molarity, solubility, and colligative properties
- States of Matter Kinetic molecular theory and phase transitions
- Temperature Scales and conversions
- The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
- The Hydrologic Cycle Reservoirs and fluxes of water on Earth
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
- The Periodic Table of Elements IV Chemical families
- The Rock Cycle Uniformitarianism and recycling
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
- Thermodynamics I Caloric theory, latent heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics
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