1. Q=MCΔT
Q= Heat
M=Mass
C= Specific Heat Capacity
ΔT=Change in Temperature

2. Mass
Who has more mass?
Who generate more heat? Remember Q=MCΔT

3. Mass
• Does outer space have mass?
• Does air have mass? Remember egg and
can.

4. Specific Heat Capacity
• This is just the amount of heat absorbed
per gram for each degree rise in
temperature.

5. Specific Heat Capacity
• How many of you drink coffee?
• How many of you take a bath instead of a
shower?
• What if people were made of metal?

6. ΔT=Change in Temperature
• If an object undergoes a change in
temperature from 99-98 Celsius, and an
identical object undergoes a change in
temperature from 50 to 40 Celsius, then
which object gave off the most heat?

7. Q=MCΔT (Biol link)
• What happens when people heat up?
• What happens when they cool?
• Hint (people are mostly made of water)

8. Q=MCΔT
How do bodies of water stabilize
temperature?

9. Q=MCΔT
• If M= 5 grams
• C=1 calorie/(gram*celsius)
• ΔT=1 degree
• What is Q?
• What if M= 10 grams?

10. You will Remember!!!!
• Q=MCΔT