What type of heat results in a temperature change?
A) Specific heat
B) Sensible heat
C) Latent heat
D) Latent heat of fusion

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A) Incorrect. Specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance 1 degree Celsius, or 1 pound of a substance 1 degree Fahrenheit.
B) Correct. Sensible heat results in a temperature change.
C) Incorrect. Latent heat is heat that does not result in a temperature change but causes a phase change.
D) Incorrect. Latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy required to change a solid to a liquid without a change in temperature.

What Type of Heat Results in a Temperature Change