10.1.1 - What is Heat?
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Practice Questions
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What is heat measured in?
💡 Hint: Think about the SI unit for energy.
What does temperature measure?
💡 Hint: Consider how hot or cold something feels.
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What is the SI unit for measuring heat?
💡 Hint: Think about the standard units used in science.
Heat is a substance.
💡 Hint: Consider how we define heat in relation to energy.
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A 250g block of copper (specific heat = 0.39 J/g°C) is heated from 20°C to 100°C. How much heat is required?
💡 Hint: Calculate the change in temperature first.
Explain how the principle of heat transfer applies to making ice cream using a salt-ice mixture.
💡 Hint: Think about the heat energy exchange between ice and cream.
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