In early times, people observed that heat – because it seemed to flow from a hot place to a cold place – must be an invisible fluid that they called
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The Franklin stove, invented by Benjamin Franklin, is a heating technology that has a dual purpose. Besides heating a room, it was also used as a
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The chimney first appeared in Europe in the ...
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The reappearance of central heating occurred in the late 1700s, as coal became the main fuel source.
Central heating was originally developed around 100 B.C. by the ...
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This type of Thermal Energy source can be used to cook food, but they are hard to control, dangerous and messy.
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Choose the technology that you would need so that you could control the heat a large room in your house, and maintain a constant comfortable temperature in that room.
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What is the unit of energy called that the heating company uses to determine the amount of money they charge to help fuel the heating technology in your house ...
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The Particle Model of Matter helps to explain ideas about Thermal Energy. This model includes each of the
following points EXCEPT ...
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The energy of movement is the kind of energy the particles of matter have. This energy is called ...
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As more heat is transferred to a solid, the particles vibrate and some of the particles in the solid break loose. The solid begins to change state. This is an example of …
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During a change of state, the temperature remains the same, so the particles have ...
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The thermal energy of a substance is the …
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Solar energy is an excellent natural thermal energy source. This type of energy is produced inside of the Sun
by ...
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Thermal energy from inside the Earth's crust can be harnessed as a useful thermal energy source. Volcanoes, hot springs and geysers are example of this type of thermal energy source. This type of thermal energy is ...
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The thermal efficiency of a building’s design can be measured by how well it prevents …
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Solar cells are arranged in panels, which are connected in a series, and then placed to capture and store the Sun’s energy in low voltage batteries. The panels are connected in a series to form what is called a solar ...
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Air that is heated by burning fuel in a furnace and then sent throughout the house through ducts to a register in every room is an example of this type of heating system …
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To determine where heat is lost in a building, contractors can ask a photographer to take this type of photo of the house.
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Insulators are rated by their insulating ability. R-value is given to each material that is used in the construction of a building. The best insulating product would have a …
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Co-generation is a process in which two forms of energy are produced at the same time from one energy source. The two forms of energy produced are usually …
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Is heat a substance or a form of energy? EXPLAIN your answer.
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List the four main ideas of the particle model of matter.
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Describe how passive and active solar heating systems differ.
