Questions about Heat

[Luis De La Cruz 1H]

I'm still confused about the topic of heat. Is heat a type of energy, or is heat the term we use to describe a transfer of energy?

[SitharaMenon2B]

Heat refers to energy that is transferred. The type of energy would not be heat, but thermal energy.

[Garret G 2F]

The book does a really good job of explaining this difference on page 268. Which is says:

Do not confuse "heat" and "thermal energy." Heat is energy in transit as a result of a temperature difference. Thermal energy (the energy of thermal motion) is the energy associated with the chaotic motion of molecules at temperatures above absolute zero.

[Emily Mei 1B]

Also, when we discuss enthalpies, we're talking about heat released or absorbed in chemical reactions.