Temperature and Heat Notebook

NASAPhysics

Online Course

Temperature and Heat

Equation

C = (F – 32) * 5/9

3.1

Equation

ΔL = α * L * ΔT

3.7

Notebook

Notes

• Thermal energy is total energy due to molecular & atomic motions within a substance.

• Temperature is average molecular energy within a substance.

• Heat is the flow of energy.

• Different substances are slower or faster at exchanging heat.

• Water is weird!

Useful Equations!

To change between temperature scales

°C = (°F-32) * 5/9

Length change due to heating

ΔL = α* L * ΔT

Heat needed to change mass by x degrees

Q = c * m * ΔT

For more information, check out the following website:

Equation

Q = c * m * ΔT

3.8