An introductory outline of the Physics of Heat. I created this presentation at Curtin Sarawak Malaysia as a basis for Foundation Physics students and others to edit and expand. A Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

1. The Cool Physics of Heat HEAT: A transfer of energy due to a difference in temperature. By Colin McAllister. [email_address] Students are invited to edit this work according to the Creative Commons license on the References and Copyright slide. Created at Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak, Malaysia..

3. The Cool Physics of Heat The combustion of hydrocarbon gas in air is a source of heat.

8. Specific Heat The specific heat capacity of water determines the energy needed to heat it.

10. Latent Heat The energy required to convert liquid water into steam is Latent Heat

11. Latent Heat Boiling water undergoes a phase change from liquid to gas. The Strokkur geyser in Iceland ejects a jet of water 60 to 100 feet into the air. Geothermal heat changes some underground water from liquid water to steam, which is a gas. This energy increases the volume and the pressure, powering the eruption.

14. Convection A fan drives transfer of heat by forced convection of air.

18. Global Warming Huge tabular icebergs , calved from the ice shelf in the Southern Ocean's Weddell Sea. (Photo courtesy of Mike Vecchione, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service),

20. Heating and Cooling The exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine.