1 / 33

Energy, Heat and Temperature

Energy, Heat and Temperature. What is energy?. The ability to do work (if the work is done, energy is used) Energy is transferred from one object to another when work is done. What unit is used to measure energy?. Joule. What is potential energy?. (energy of position)

jchurchill
Download Presentation

Energy, Heat and Temperature

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Energy, Heat and Temperature

  2. What is energy? • The ability to do work (if the work is done, energy is used) • Energy is transferred from one object to another when work is done.

  3. What unit is used to measure energy? • Joule

  4. What is potential energy? • (energy of position) • The stored energy resulting from the relative positions of objects in a system

  5. What is gravitational potential energy? • Potential energy depends on an objects height above the ground • Depends on mass and height (mass and height are directly proportional to gpe) • GPE = mgh • Gravitational potential energy = (mass)(gravitational acceleration)(height)

  6. What is kinetic energy? • The energy of a moving object due to its motion • Depends on mass and velocity (mass and velocity are directly proportional to ke) • KE = ½mv2 • Kinetic energy = ½(mass)(velocity)2

  7. Which of the two factors, mass or velocity, will have a greater effect on kinetic energy? • Velocity, because it is squared KE = ½mv2

  8. What is the law of conservation of energy? • Energy cannot be created or destroyed (it’s just converted from one form to another)

  9. What is an example of a kinetic-potential energy conversion? • As an object falls, its potential energy decreases and its kinetic energy increases but the total energy (mechanical energy) remains the same

  10. What are some other forms of energy? • Heat energy – caused by the internal motion of atoms Ex. Friction generates heat energy *causes changes in temperature and phase of matter

  11. b) Chemical energy – caused by the breaking/forming of bonds between atoms Ex: burning releases chemical energy as heat energy, when you digest your food chemical energy is released

  12. c) electromagnetic energy – energy associated with moving charges *there are many kinds of electromagnetic energy: electricity, light, x-rays, radiowaves, etc.

  13. d) nuclear energy – caused by changes in the nucleus of an atom (fission or fusion)

  14. Fission Reactor

  15. TEMPERATURE AND HEAT

  16. What is heat? • A form of energy caused by the internal motion of molecules of matter

  17. How can heat be transferred from one object to another? • The heat always moves from the warmer object to the cooler object • Conduction • Convection • Radiation

  18. Conduction • Conduction – heat is transferred through a substance, or from one substance to another by the direct contact of molecules • Can take place in solids, liquids, and gases (best in solids) • Remember: insulators and conductors

  19. Convection • Convection – heat energy is transferred through liquids and gases by means of up and down movements called convection currents

  20. Radiation • Radiation – transfer of heat energy through empty space (does not require a medium in order to travel) – it is transferred by electromagnetic waves • Ex: sun’s heat (infrared radiation), heat given off by an electric heater or fire

  21. What is temperature? • A measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules • If heat is added to an object, the average kinetic energy of its molecules increases and therefore its temperature increases

  22. How are heat and temperature different? • Heat depends on the mass of the substance present • Ex: 10g of water at 90°C has more heat energy than 5g of water at 90°C • Heat is a measure of the actual amount of energy present where temperature is a measure of the average amount of energy present

  23. How is temperature measured? • With a thermometer; it consists of a thin tube filled with mercury or colored alcohol and as the liquid is heated it expands and rises and when it is cooled it contracts and falls

  24. What unit is used to measure temperature? • Celsius (metric) • Kelvin (metric) • Fahrenheit (standard)

  25. What unit is used to measure heat? • Calorie or Joule

  26. The food calorie is used to measure how much energy you get from various foods. One Calorie is equivalent to about 4,180 J.

  27. What is specific heat? • Refers to the ability of a substance to absorb heat energy, some absorb heat energy easily (conductors) and have a low specific heat while some do not absorb heat easily (insulators) and have a high specific heat

  28. The specific heat of water 1cal/g·°C (water has a high specific heat – it requires a lot of heat to change its temperature)

More Related