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Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.

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What is heat What are units of heat energy called?

Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.


What is heat what are unit of heat energy called?

Heat is molecular motion; the units are BTU and calories.


What is the relationship of heat and mechanical energy in terms of units?

You can use the same units (energy units) for both.


If 100 units of electricity produce 20 units of light energy and 30 units of sound energy how many units of heat energy would the remainder of the energy produce?

50 units


What is heat energy measured in?

Heat energy is most commonly measured in units of calories or joules.


Can heat be measured in Kelvin or centigrade degrees?

No. Those are units of temperature. Heat is measured in units of energy, such as the joule.


What is a measure of the kinetic energy of the individual particles in a object called?

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called temperature.


What are the units used to measure internal energy and heat?

Heat is also a type of energy, so energy units would be used in both cases. The standard (i.e., international) unit for all sorts of energy is the joule.


What is the amount of energy required to change a material from a liquid to a gas?

Latent Heat of Evaporation, or Evaporation Enthalpy. It is given in units of energy over unit of mass, i.e., KJ/Kg.


What are the units of energy called?

They are called Stomata.


Heat energy is measured in units of?

In SI, all forms of energy are measured in joules.


What is a measure rate at which heat flows through it?

conductivity. The answer you need is as follows. Heat energy is measured in Calories or Joules or BTU (British thermal units ). Heat flow Rate is measured using the units called Calories per Hour, or BTU/ Hr, or Joules/Hr