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This 5 page paper describes the relationship that exists between heat, temperature, and heat capacity and the physical properties of various objects. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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of matter which holds that the atomic and molecular components of matter are constantly moving. Heat is one of the factors that affect that movement. Heat can be
defined as the transfer of thermal energy. This occurs when one object is of a higher temperature than another and there is a transfer between the two.
The intent of this paper is to delve more deeply into the relationship between heat and temperature and to more precisely describe how both relate to the theory of kinetic
energy. All matter, whether it is gaseous, solid, or liquid, is composed of atoms. Those atoms group together into molecules. The
spacing that results between those molecules is determined, in part, by their internal kinetic energy. This relationship is represented mathematically with the equation KE=1/2mv2. Kinetic Energy is represented
by "KE", mass is "m", and "v2" is the square of its velocity. Thermal energy is the total internal kinetic energy of all of that atoms and molecules that
make up a particular matter. The average kinetic energy, in turn, is the temperature of the matter. When some of that energy is transferred to other matter this
is the process of heat. Temperature, therefore, is a measurement of internal energy. Thermometers are used to measure temperature. Heat, in contrast, is the process of energy
being transferred from one object to the other. This can occur via conduction, radiation, or convection (Tillary, Enger, Ross, 2010). Conduction occurs
when one area of an object has a higher temperature than another area of the object or even than another object. According to the Second Law of Thermodynamics temperature
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