Heat
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Heat is a form of energy. Heat is caused by the movement of atoms, molecules or other particles in matter. Things like fire, the sun, and boiling water are all very hot.
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[change] Properties of Heat
Heat is a form of energy and not a substance contained in an object.
Heat can move from one place to another in different ways:
[change] Measuring Heat
Heat can be measured. That is, the amount of heat a thing has can be given a number. The heat measurement numbers only mean something if there is also a unit of measurement. One of the units of measurement for heat is the Joule.
[change] See Also
[change] Other websites
- Plasma heat at 2 gigakelvins - Article about extremely high temperature generated by scientists (Foxnews.com)
- Heat and Thermodynamics - Georgia State University
- Correlations for Convective Heat Transfer - ChE Online Resources
- An Introduction to the Quantitative Definition and Analysis of Heat written for High School Students
