Calorie
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A unit of heat used to measure the energy content of food, a calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1°C
Real World Example
Imagine trying to warm up a chilly room with a small space heater. Just like the space heater releases heat to gradually raise the room's temperature, a calorie is a measure of energy that raises the temperature of water. In this analogy, the room represents the water, and the space heater is like the calorie providing energy; just as it takes a certain amount of heat to warm up the room, it takes a specific amount of energy (one calorie) to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1°C.
Practice Version
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