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KOTELSCIMOD5VOCAB
PHYSICAL SCIENCE MODULE 5 VOCABULARY
Question | Answer |
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temperature | measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles that make up an object |
thermal energy | sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles that make up an object |
heat | energy that is transferred between objects due to a temperature difference between those objects |
specific heat | amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1 degree Celsius (or Kelvin) |
conduction | transfer of thermal energy by collisions between the particles that make up matter |
convection | transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluid from one place to another |
radiation | transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
thermal conductor | material through which thermal energy can easily move |
thermal insulator | material through which thermal energy moves slowly |
solar collector | device used in an active solar heating system that transforms radiant energy from the sun into thermal energy |
thermodynamics | study of the relationship between thermal energy, heat, and work |
first law of thermodynamics | states that if the mechanical energy of a system is constant, the increase in the thermal energy of the system equals the sum of the thermal energy transferred into the system and the work done on the system |
second law of thermodynamics | states that energy spontaneously spreads from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration |
heat engine | device that converts some thermal energy into mechanical energy |
internal combustion engine | heat engine that burns fuel inside the engine in chambers or cylinders |