Latent heat

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/latent-heat

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the discoverer and era?Joseph Black, circa 1762
2. Why does ice stay the same temperature while it melts?Because the heat it absorbs is used to break the bonds between ice molecules, not to warm the ice.
3. How does latent heat help make storms?When water vapor condenses into clouds, it releases latent heat, which warms the air and fuels thunderstorms, cyclones, and monsoons.

Latent Heat: The energy absorbed or released during a phase change of a substance at constant temperature and pressure.
Phase Transition: A physical process where a substance changes from one state (solid, liquid, gas) to another, involving energy exchange.
Sensible Heat: The heat energy that causes a change in temperature of a substance without changing its state.
Calorimetry: The scientific measurement of heat transfer associated with physical or chemical processes.