Estate for years. An estate for years is one which is to continue for a definite period fixed in advance by. agreement between landlord and tenant. The name is somewhat misleading because the period may be for less. than a year, measured in specific days, weeks, or months. Estate from period to period. An estate from period to period (or periodic tenancy) is one which continues for. periods of time (typically year-to-year, month-to-month, or week-to-week) as designated by landlord and tenant. in their agreement. The most common periodic tenancy is the month-to-month tenancy.
You will still require 8.34 BTU to raise the temperature of a gallon of water one degree F. 1  I say approximately because the weight of water varies slightly with its temperature. 2  Water is at its densest at 4 degrees Celsius (39 degrees F). 3  A gallon of water at temperatures above and below that value will weigh less.
It represents the amount of thermal energy necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of pure liquid water by one degree Fahrenheit at the temperature at which water has its greatest density (39 degrees Fahrenheit). The Btu is a measure in the so-called English system of units (the foot-pound-second system).