
Fall: Understanding Water Through the Seasons, Part 4/4
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03/23/21 • 17 min
In this episode, we discuss heat capacity - the energy required to change the temperature of a substance. We talk about this concept in terms of water and then tie everything together at the end.
Sources:
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Oceanography/Book%3A_Oceanography_(Hill)/04%3A_Properties_of_Water/4.2%3A_Heat_capacity_the_ocean_and_our_weather
- https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth540/content/c3_p3.html
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fish-freeze.html
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In this episode, we discuss heat capacity - the energy required to change the temperature of a substance. We talk about this concept in terms of water and then tie everything together at the end.
Sources:
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Oceanography/Book%3A_Oceanography_(Hill)/04%3A_Properties_of_Water/4.2%3A_Heat_capacity_the_ocean_and_our_weather
- https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth540/content/c3_p3.html
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fish-freeze.html
Please hit subscribe and turn on notifications for new episodes.
You can follow the show on twitter @sciencebasicpod. I encourage you to share with a friend. For feedback and inquiries, you can contact me at [email protected]
We also have a YouTube Channel, be sure to subscribe there as well!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJLDUFobIl95VvQLzYZBz9g
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Sources:
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/surface-tension-and-water?qt-science_center_objects=0&cmdid=49354N3ZGJW6O3#qt-science_center_objects
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-compressibility?qt-science_center_objects=0&cmdid=4FR6NHEW35X9RF#qt-science_center_objects
- https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/49-refraction-of-light#:~:text=light%20in%20water-,When%20light%20travels%20from%20air%20into%20water%2C%20it%20slows%20down,more%20towards%20the%20normal%20line.
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