Heat, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Weather

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Heat, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Weather
AP Physics Chapters - Physics Chapters 12 and
supplemental Concepts Chapter -
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Contents

• Thermal Energy - Kinetic Theory
• What is Temperature? and Temp. Scales.
• Heat Energy and Transfer
• Conduction, Convection, Radiation
• Specific Heat and Calorimetry
• Change of State and Calorimetry
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• What is so special about water? Weather?

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Thermal Energy- Kinetic Theory

• Thermodynamics is the study of
• Kinetic-molecular theory states
• According to Kinetic -Molecular theory, a hot
  body would have ________________thermal energy.
  Explain.
• .
• Thermal Equilibrium means
• How would two objects get to thermal equilibrium?
  

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Temperature and Temp. Scales

• Thermometer is used to? Explain.
• The Celsius scale and water?
• Kelvin scale?
• Fahrenheit Scale?

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Heat Energy and Transfer

• Heat travels from?
• Heat is is its symbol and
  are its Units.
• Heat can be transferred from one object to
  another through three different process. They are
  

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• Conduction-
• Convection-
• Radiation-

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Specific Heat and Calorimetry

• When heat flows into an object, its thermal
  energy increases. What about Temperature?
  Explain.
• Calorimetry

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Change of State and Calorimetry

• Change of State requires?
• Vaporization
• Fusion
• Calorimetry with phase changes? Explain

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Laws of Thermodynamics

• First Law
• Thermal Energy can be increased either by adding
• A heat engine is a device designed to
• Example of heat engines?explain.

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Laws of Thermodynamics

• Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Entropy

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Water

• What is so special about water?

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Weather

• How do the three kinds of heat transfer effect
  weather?