Prove that heat is the form of energy?
1 Answer
Heat is used to warm water and the steam so generated is used to run steam engines. Thus, heat has the capacity of doing work, and hence it is a form of energy.
Things to remember from Energy
- Energy is the capacity of doing work.
- The SI unit of energy is the joule.
- There are different forms of energy such as mechanical energy, light energy, sound energy, electrical energy, and so on
- Mechanical energy is of two types a) Kinetic energy, and b) Potential energy.
- We get energy in different ways like:
- heat and light energy from the sun
- kinetic energy from wind and running water
- magnetic energy from a magnet, etc
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