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Calorimeters and Calorimetry
Calorimetry is the science associated with determining the changes in energy of a system by measuring…
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Measuring the Quantity of Heat
On the previous page, we learned what heat does to an object when it is gained…
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Calorimetry
What Does Heat Do? Lesson 1 of this chapter focused on the meaning of temperature and…
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Rates of Heat Transfer
On previous pages of this lesson, we have learned that heat is a form of energy…
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Methods of Heat Transfer
If you have been following along since the beginning of this lesson, then you have…
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What is Heat?
Earlier in this lesson, five dictionary style definitions of temperature were given. They were: · The…
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Thermometers as Speedometers
On the previous page of this lesson, temperature was defined as the reading on a thermometer. The…
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Thermal Physics
Heat and Temperature Introduction to Thermal Physics Heat, energy and temperature pervade our lives. Just…
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Energy Relationships for Satellites
The orbits of satellites about a central massive body can be described as either circular…
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Weightlessness in Orbit
Astronauts who are orbiting the Earth often experience sensations of weightlessness. These sensations experienced by…