Re: Re: Pond Temps

The amount of heat energy that is required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius is called the specific heat capacity, or simply the specific heat., of that substance. Water, for instance, has a specific heat of 1.0 calorie per gram degree Celsius [1.0 cal / (g x deg.C)].
The amount of heat energy involved in changing the temperature of a sample of a particular substance depends on three parameters -- the specific heat of the substance, the mass of the sample, and the magnitude of the temperature change.
(http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/1410/lab-C-contents.html)

Maybe since one pond is smaller meaning that its mass is going to be smaller the mass is what is throwing off the heat difference in each pond since the mass is one of these 3 parameters?

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Re: Re: Re: Pond Temps cjervis (12/10/04 1:35 PM)
Yes, since the small pond has lower mass, then it will require less time to heat it up and it would cool off at a different rate (probably faster), so it probably would be at a different temperature than the larger one, all other factors being equal.

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