Energy = mass x specific heatcapacity x temperature change
The energy required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 degree.
Describes the energy to melt or freeze.
Units are J / kgdegreeCelsius (J/kg°C)
(J/kg°C) = (mass/kg) x (specificheat capacity/J) x (change in temperature/°C)
Heating a substance increases the energy in its thermal energy store.
In kinetic theory, temperature is a way of measuring the average internal energy of a substance.
It takes more energy to increase the temperature of some materials than others.
To calculate the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of an object, use the formula: Energy = mass × specific heat capacity × change in temperature.
Materials that need to gain lots of energy to warm up, release lots of energy when they cool down.
