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Chapter 10: Heat
Welcome to Holt Physics. Chapter 10 describes heat, temperature, and specific heat capacity. Use the links below to find learning tools that will help you review the chapter and extend your study of energy transfer as heat.
Review and Practice
Reading Skills: K-W-L
This worksheet will help you organize your thoughts before and after you read the chapter or an article.
Glossary of Terms: Chapter 10
Use this handy glossary to enhance your proficiency with the terms found in this chapter.
Homework Help: Chapter 10 Study Guide
Select one of the sections listed below to review key skills and concepts from the chapter.
Section 1 || Section 2 || Section 3 || Section 4 || Mixed Review

Math Skills: Specific Heat
What have you learned about specific heat? Apply that knowledge here.
Math Skills: Temperature Conversions
Can you perform temperature conversions? Find out here.
Practice Problems: Chapter 10
Select one of the topics listed below to practice using the concepts found in this chapter.
Temperature Conversion
Conservation of Energy
Calorimetry
Heat of Phase Change

Quiz Yourself: Heat
Click here to test your knowledge of the properties of heat.
Teacher Notes

Enrichment and Extension
Online Research: SciLinks
Visit NSTA's SciLinks Web site, which links you to some of the most up-to-date science information on the Internet. When you get to the site, log in, and then enter a keyword for the topic you want to research. The topics and keywords for Chapter 10 are listed below.
TOPIC: Temperature Scales
SciLinks CODE: HF2101

TOPIC: James Prescott Joule
SciLinks CODE: HF2102

TOPIC: Specific Heat
SciLinks CODE: HF2103

TOPIC: Heat Pumps
SciLinks CODE: HF2104

TOPIC: Conduction and Convection
SciLinks CODE: HF2105

TOPIC: Greenhouse Gases
SciLinks CODE: HF2106


Connection to Fine Arts: What Happens in a Kiln?
Explore the inner workings of a kiln, and understand the importance of a kiln.
Connection to Social Studies: Early Central Heating
Have you ever wondered what you would do without central heating? Learn about its development here.
Integrating Environmental Science: Thermal Pollution
Can heat be a form of pollution? Find the answer here.
Integrating Health: Skin Temperature
Skin temperature is affected by many things, including core temperature. Learn more here.
Integrating Physics: Adobe
Learn about some benefits of adobe as a building material.
Integrating Physics: Plasma
Plasma is believed to be the most common state of matter. Learn more here.
Science and the Consumer: Solar Energy
Study the benefits and uses of solar energy.
 
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