How to measure heat?

Video on the measurement of heat, specifically how to measure heat. Measurement of heat is done in calories. One calorie is the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. read more

Measurement of heat is done in calories. One calorie is the amount of energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. To measure heat, you divide the change in temperature of a sample of water by the mass of the water. read more

Relating the Quantity of Heat to the Temperature Change. Specific heat capacities provide a means of mathematically relating the amount of thermal energy gained (or lost) by a sample of any substance to the sample's mass and its resulting temperature change. The relationship between these four quantities is often expressed by the following equation. read more

Calorimeters can measure the amount of calories present in food by measuring the heat that the food gives off. Measuring Heat with Thermographs Unlike a thermometer, a thermograph does not simply produce a number to explain the heat that it measures. read more