Thermal energy is the total potential and kinetic energy of all particles in an object.
Thermal energy depends on the mass, temperature, and phase (solid, liquid, or gas) of an object. Thermal expansion is the increase in volume of a material due to a temperature increase. Thermal expansion occurs because particles of matter tend to move farther apart as temperature increases. For exzample a cup of hot tea has the same mass a a cup of cold tea but where one one is heated it has greater thermal energy.
Specific heat is the amount of heat needed to raise temperature of one gram of a material by one degree Celsius. The lower material's specific heat, the more its temperature increase when heat is absorbed. The formula for finding specific heat is Q=m x c x T (change in temperature) Metals hold more heat than plastic because the metal has a lower specific heat than the plastic. The lower a materials specific heat, the more its temperature increases when heat is absorbed
One calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree. A calorimeter is an instrument used to measure changes in thermal energy.
Specific heat is the amount of heat needed to raise temperature of one gram of a material by one degree Celsius. The lower material's specific heat, the more its temperature increase when heat is absorbed. The formula for finding specific heat is Q=m x c x T (change in temperature) Metals hold more heat than plastic because the metal has a lower specific heat than the plastic. The lower a materials specific heat, the more its temperature increases when heat is absorbed
One calorie is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree. A calorimeter is an instrument used to measure changes in thermal energy.