When heat transfers into a system, is the energy stored as heat? Explain briefly.
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Generally yes, when you cook something the temperature goes up, storing heat that can be released later when the fire goes out.
Not necessarily. Energy is what is stored into a system by heat. It might be stored as different kinds of energy such as chemical energy, radiant energy, or kinetic energy to name a few. Heat is the spontaneous transfer of energy due to a temperature difference.
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