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  • Heat -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Heat -- Transmission -- Juvenile literature.
     
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    The basics of heat / John O.E. Clark.
    by Clark, John O. E., 1937- author.
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    New York : Rosen Publishing, 2015.
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  • Heat -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Heat -- Transmission -- Juvenile literature.
  • ISBN: 
    9781477777640 (library bound)
    1477777644 (library bound)
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    Core concepts (Rosen Publishing Group)
    Description: 
    96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
    Contents: 
    The power of heat -- How is heat produced? -- Measuring heat -- How thermometers work -- Reacting to heat -- Changing states -- Fluid and gas expansion -- Expanding solids -- Conductors and insulators -- Circulating heat -- Radiation and infrared rays -- Trapping and emitting radiation -- From hot to cold -- Biography: James Watt.
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    "We often automatically equate heat with temperature to such a degree that we may not take the time to consider what heat really is. Heat refers to the energy that is transferred from one body to another that is at a lower temperature. This transfer occurs often without us knowing it, but it is ever-present and crucial to all life. This volume examines the basics of heat and the related concept of temperature. Detailed diagrams help illustrate such concepts as specific heat capacity and latent heat. Clear text explains the difference between conduction, convection, and radiation, as well as emitters, absorbers, and more"--
    Audience: 
    Grades 7-12.
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