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Standard Area - TECH: Learning Standards for Technology
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Introduction - MST4.I.PS4.Introduction:
An underlying principle of all energy use is the Law of Conservation of Energy. Simply stated, energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Energy can be transformed, one form to another. These transformations produce heat energy. Heat is a calculated value which includes the temperature of the material, the mass of the material, and the type of the material. Temperature is a direct measurement of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of material. It should be noted that temperature is not a measurement of heat.
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Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS4.2a:
Heat moves in predictable ways, flowing from warmer objects to cooler ones, until both reach the same temperature. -
Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS4.2b:
Heat can be transferred through matter by the collisions of atoms and/or molecules (conduction) or through space (radiation). In a liquid or gas, currents will facilitate the transfer of heat (convection). -
Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS4.2c:
During a phase change, heat energy is absorbed or released. Energy is absorbed when a solid changes to a liquid and when a liquid changes to a gas. Energy is released when a gas changes to a liquid and when a liquid changes to a solid. -
Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS4.2d:
Most substances expand when heated and contract when cooled. Water is an exception, expanding when changing to ice. -
Major Understandings - MST4.I.PS4.2e:
Temperature affects the solubility of some substances in water.
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