Yes. Example sentences are below.
While the soup heats on the stove, I'll make a salad and pour some milk.
The fireplace heats our entire home in the winter.
There is no single word for heats which is better.
its called an immersion heater
radiation
"When the sun heats a comet much of it becomes gas."The verb heats is an action verb, a word for the act of applying heat.The verb becomes is a being verb, in this sentence, meaning it comes to be.
heats, hates
Convection
the sun's energy and it's called evaporation
When water heats up, it undergoes a process called heat absorption. As the temperature of the water increases, its molecules gain energy and move faster, causing the water to become warmer.
its the energy source. Sun heats Earth, Earth heats air, air expands, air rises, new air blows in. Its called wind.
This type of heat transfer is called radiation.
Its called a million dollar smile either you have or you don't.
It is referred to as the green house effect.