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9th PS:Chapter 9 SS

Chapter 9 Physical Science Study Stack for 5 points bonus on the test!!!

QuestionAnswer
Heat flows from ______ ___ ________. hot to cold
An object's thermal energy Heat
Thus to lower an oobject's heat content, or temperature, you have to have a colder object into which the _____ can flow. heat
According to the ________________________, atoms, molecules ions, and their subatomic particles are in constant motion and thus have kinetic energy. kinetic-molecular model
Atoms, molecules, ions and their subatomic particles also exert attrative or repulsive forces on each other that generate _________ ________ among the particles. potential energies
Add the potential energies adn teh kinetic energies together and you get the ________ _______ _________ of matter. total internal energy
TE = KE + PE Total energy = kinetic energy + potential energy
The _______ ________ of that system is the sum of all kinetic energy of its particles. thermal energy
Thermal energy is then only a ______ of the internal energy. part
Thermal energy can only be measured as it is __________ from system to another. transferred
You can measure the change in the thermal energy by measuring the change in the ________________ of a system. temperature
What happens is that the higher temperature object has higher thermal energy adn thus the molecules in it are moving around at a ________ rate. faster
When these faster moving molecules hit molecules in the cooler object that are moving at a slower rate the cooler molecules are pushed and start _____________ more. moving
The faster moving molecules hit more molecules in the _______ _________ until all of them are moving more. cooler object
When the molecules start moving more they are __________ _________ __________. gaining kinetic energy (energy of motion)
When you gain kinetic energy you ______________ _______ ____________ _________. increase your thermal energy
When you gain kinetic energy you ______________ ________ ________________. increase your temperature
Transferring particle kinetic enrgy, the motion heating or cooling
The object is cooled when its particle kinetic energy is transferred to another _________ object. cooler
The object is __________ when it gets hit by the faster (hotter) moving molecules and thus the cooler object's molecules start moving more themselves. heated
A loss of thermal energy is usually accompanied by ___________ ________________. falling temperatures
A gain of thermal energy is usually accompanied by __________ ________________. rising temperatures
The temperature of an object is directly related to the ____________ ______________ __________ of its atoms and molecules. average kinetic energy
That means that individual atoms and molecules inside an object may have differing amounts of kinetic energy, but if you added them all up and divided by the total number of atoms or molecules you could claculate the _____________ of the object. temperature
Temperature is measured in degrees using a ______________. thermometer.
Many thermometers work by measuring the ____________ of a liquid or metal when it gets hotter and gains thermal energy. expansion
The Farenheit scale is used on thermometers in the US and was created in ______ by _________ ______________. 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit
_________ was used as the liquid inside the thermometer. Mercury
"Gabriel initially selected two temperatures such as _________ __________ (fixed, precisely known, and easily reproductible temperature values): the freezing point of a mixture of salt, water, and ice and the temperature of the blood of a healthy man." fiducial points
Farenheit later changed the fidicial point to the _____________ point and _______________ point of pure water. freezing, boiling
In 1742 Anders Celsius devised a ____________ ______________ __________. decimal temperature scale
In 1848 _____________ propsed a temperature scale in which the lowest temperature would be absolute zero. Lord Kelvin
The freezing point of water is _______. 273 K
The degree size is the same with ________ and __________. Celsius and Kelvin
But the degree size is smaller in ____________. Farenheit
The advantage of the Kelvin scales is there are _____ __________________ ____________. no negative values.
It is necessary to be able to convert between Farenheit and Celsius and _________. Kelvins
The formula for Celsius 5/9 (Farenheit - 32)
9/5 (Celsius) + 32 The formula for Fahrenheit
_____________ _______________ happens on the particle level. Thermal expansion
Thermal expansion is when the particles gain __________ and can move away form each other more as a result of causing the object to litterally get bigger or gain volume. energy
Thermal expansion is why sidewalks have a _______ in them. This is to allow the sidewalk to gain voume (stretch0 without the sidewalk buckling. line
Electrical resistance increases with increasing temperature because the electrons move more ___________. randomly
Electrical resistance is a way to measure how well electricity is __________. conducted
Resistance in electrical resistance refers to the _________ of electricity. flow
Viscosity the measure of the ___________ of liquids to flow, decreases with increasing temperature. resistance
The more viscous a liquid is the ________ it flows. slower
Maple syrup is more viscous than ________ for example. water
The phrase "you are slower than molasses in the winter" means you move slower than _______ syrup. cold
When you microwave your syrup you increase the syrup's themal energy thus lower the syrup's __________! viscosity
"Less viscous liquids are easier to pump, so engineers often try to _______ liquids in piping distribution systems. warm
Motor oil is used to lubricat car adn truck engines, but if the oid gets too ____, it loses it viscosity and is less effective at reducing freiction between moving metal parts." hot
The quantity of thermal energy that flows from one place to another. Heat
Heat transfers occur through __________, ____________, and _____________. conduction, convection, radiation
On the other hand, __________ depend on at least some viscosity to coat surfaces. lubricants
____________ is when two objects fo different temperatures touch, thermal energyn moves from the hotter object to the cooler one. Conduction
When a warmer object contacts a cooler one, its faster-moving particles collide with the cooler object's slower moving particles, transferring ___________ ________, or making them move faster. kinetic energy
_________ __________ is when the hotter object will cool and the cooler object will heat until all the particles in both objects are moving at the same rate, have the same kinetic energy, and are at the same temperature. Thermal equilibrium
_______________ is the chief process by which thermal energy moves through solids. Conduction
_____ materials can conduct thermal energy, though some are better than others. All
Diamond is the best natural _________ of thermal energy. conductor
Metals are good conductors of energy, but _________ and ________ are not. plastic, wood
________ is when thermal energy is carried from one location to another by a fluid. Convection
Remember that gases and liquids are __________!!!!!! fluid
Remember that dry ice gases flow ______. down
Natural convection occurs under the influence of _________. gravity
Warmer fluids rise, which makes sense because warmer things have more energy and can spread ________ more making them less dense. apart
Hot air and hot water _______. The opposite is also true. rises
Colder fluids sink because they are more _______. dense
_________ ___________ is a current in a fluid that results from convection. Convection current
_________________ ____________ is responsible for many kinds of winds near the earth's surface and for large-scale atmospheric circulation. Atmospheric convection
______________ _____________ ___________ keep the earth's surface temperature within habitable limits. Global convection currents
Without ___________ __________ the lands near t he equator would bake and the lands nearer the north adn south poles would be locked in ice. convection currents
__________ is thermal energy taht radiates fromt he source outward. Radiation
Think of the sun rays sending _______ energy through the vacuum of space to warm the earth. thermal
"Thermal energy moves most efficiently through the vacuum as ___________ ___________." radiant energy
A _________ is large amounts of empty space. Space with no particles in it or very small amounts of particles in it - like the space between the sun and the earth. vacuum
As electrons move about the nucleus of a vibrating atom, the atom exchanges energy with its surroundings in the form of ________________ energy. electromagnetic
All atoms emit this energy, particularly as ___________ energy. infarecd
The _________ the temperature of the substance, the ________ electromagnetic energy is emmited higher, more
______________ __________moves in space through the process of radiation. Electromagnetic energy
Because thermal energy can be transferred by radiant energy, many people consider themt o be the same thing; however, radiant energy is distinct from thermal energy in that it does not use _______ to move between systems. matter
Radiant energy can transfer thermal energy between two objects that are not in ________. contact
__________ __________ does not use matter to move between systems. Radiant energy
_________ ________ needs matter to move. Thermal energy
___________ are materials that resist the flow of thermal energy. Insulators
Insulators, or bad conductors, generally have atoms taht are farther ________. apart
Styrofoam, glass, air, cooler, coffee thermos and gases Good insulators
A vacuum is the _____ __________ because there are no particles present. best insulator
The atoms of ______ conductors are bonded closely together, and they have many loose _________ that can easily move among the atoms. good, electrons
_______ are good insulators because their atoms are so far apart that they cannot efficiently transfer thermal energy from partcle to particle. Gases
__________ _________ is the relationship between the amount of thermal energy absorbed and the temperature change caused by this. Heat capacity (C)
Heat capacity is found in _____________ or ____________. JOULES (J), degree celsius (or J/K)
It is the amount of energy an object must gain to raise the temperature of something by one _________ _________. degree Celsius
The larger the heat capacity the ______ it is to heat that object up! harder
THe larger the heat the more energy it requires to ________ the temperature. change
______ has a larger heat capacity tahn metal, and plastic has a larger heat capacity than glass. Wood
That is why you use ______ spoons to stir your cooking pots of food and you use plastic containers over _______ in the microwave. wood, glass
C=Q/t Heat capacity formula
In the heat capacity formula, C = _________ ________. heat capacity
In the heat capacity formula, Q = ____________ ________ ____ ___________. thermal energy in joules (J)
In the heat capacity formula, t = ___________ ____ ________________. change in temperature
The heat capacity per gram of material - the amount of thermal energy that must be gained or lost to change the temperature fo 1 g of substance 1 degree C. Specific Heat Capacity/Specific heat (C sp or C)
The unit for specific heat J/g degree C
The specific heat of metals are ____. low
The specific heat of the gase phase is ______ compared to the liquid or solid phase. high
Formula for specific heat capacity/specific heat Q = mct
In the specific heat capacity/specific heat formula Q = the heat (thermal energy) in joules (J)
In the specific heat capacity/specific heat formula m = the mass of the object, usually in grams (g)
In the specific heat capacity/specific heat formula c = the heat capacity in joules/g degree celsius
In the specific heat capacity/specific heat formula t = change in temperature
The amount of thermal enregy exchanged per gram of material during melting or freezing. Latent heat of fusion
Q=(m)(Lf) Latent heat of fusion formula
In the latent heat of fusion formula m = mass (grams)
In the latent heat of fusion formula Lf = latent heat of fusion
The amount of heat it takes to change the liquid to gas. Latent heat of vaporization
Every gram of liquid water requires 2256 J of thermal energy to _________ at the boiling point of 100 degrees celsius. vaporize
The phrase change as a substance changes from a liquid to a solid. Freezing
The phase changes as a substance changes from a solid to a liquid. Melting
The phase change as a substance changes from a gas to a liquid. Condensation
The phase change as a substance changes from a liquid to a gas. Vaporization
The phase change as a substance changes from a solid to a gas without passsing through the intermediate state of a liquid. Sublimation
The phase change as a substance changes from a gas to a solid without passing through the intermediate state of a liquid. Deposition
The temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gas phases exist stimultaneously. Triple point
The temperature above which a substance will always be a gas regardless of the pressure. Critical point
The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium at atmospheric pressure. (either a liquid or a solid) Freezing point
The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure on the liquid. Boiling point
If a point is pass teh critical point on a pressure-temperature phase diagram, then it is a gas
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