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
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.
the sun's energy and it's called evaporation
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.
The process is called evaporation. As sunlight heats water, it provides energy for the water molecules at the surface to break free and transform into water vapor, which then rises into the atmosphere.
Its called a million dollar smile either you have or you don't.