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STEELE--THERMAL ENERGY

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MATTER   THE SUBSTANCE OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES THAT COMPOSE ALL PHYSICAL OBJECTS  
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ATOM   THE SMALLEST PARTICLE OF MATTER THAT CONSISTS OF A DENSE NUCLEUS FULL OF PROTONS (POSITIVE) AND NEUTRONS (NEUTRAL) SURROUNDED BY ELECTRONS (NEGATIVE)  
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ATOMIC MOTION   WHEN ATOMS ARE MOVING  
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MOLECULE   A GROUP OF ATOMS HELD TIGHTLY TOGETHER BY COVALENT BONDS (ATTRACTION DUE TO SHARED ELECTRONS  
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MOLECULAR MOTION   WHEN MOLECULES ARE MOVING  
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THERMAL ENERGY   TOTAL ENERGY INCLUDING KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES THAT MAKE UP A MATERIAL;IS TRANSFERRED BY CONDUCTION, CONVECTION AND RADIATION  
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HEAT   THE TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY THAT FLOWS FRO A WARMER MATERIAL TO A COOLER MATERIAL (MEASURED IN JOULES)  
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SPECIFIED HEAT   THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY NEEDED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1KG OF A MATERIAL 1K  
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SOLID   A PHASE OF MATTER THAT HAS DEFINITE VOLUME AND SHAPE  
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LIQUID   A PHASE OF MATTER THAT HAS DEFINITE VOLUME BUT NO SHAPE; A LIQUID TAKES ON THE SHAPE OF ITS CONTAINER  
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GAS   A PHASE OF MATTER WHERE MOLECULES FILL WHATEVER SPACE IS AVAILABLE TO THEM; NO DEFINITE SHAPE OR VOLUME  
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PHASE CHANGE   A CHANGE IN THE PHYSICAL STATE OF A SUBSTANCE FROM SOLID TO LIQUID, LIQUID TO GAS, OR SOLID TO GAS  
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KINETIC ENERGY   ENERGY IN THE FORM OF MOTION; DEPENDS ON THE MASS AND VELOCITY OF THE OBJECT  
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POTENTIAL ENERGY   STORED ENERGY DUE TO POSITION; CAN BE CONVERTED TO KINETIC ENERGY WHEN SOMETHING ACTS TO RELEASE IT  
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TEMPERATURE   A MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF ALL THE PARTICLES IN AN OBJECT  
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CELSIUS   A TEMPERATURE SCALE AT WHICH 0 REPRESENTS THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER AND 100 REPRESENTS THE BOILING POINT OF WATER  
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FAHRENHEIT   TEMPERATURE SCALE AT WHICH 32 REPRESENTS FREEZING POINT AND 212 REPRESENTS THE BOILING POING OF WATER.  
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JOULE   SI UNIT OF ENERGY AND WORK  
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CALORIE (TEMP)   THE ENGLISH UNIT OF THERMAL ENERGY OF HEAT. 1 CAL=4.184J  
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ABSOLUTE ZERO   THE LOWEST POSSIBLE TEMPERATURE--WHICH ALL PARTICLES HAVE THEIR MINIMUM KINETIC ENERGY  
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THERMAL EXPANSION   AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF A SUBSTANCE THAT RESULTS FROM THE SEPARATION OF ITS MOLECULES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS INCREASED  
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TRANSFERRING HEAT   THE PASSING OF HEAT FROM HOT TO COLD OR COLD TO HOT  
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1ST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS   GAIN OR LOSS OF THERMAL ENERGY = AMOUNT OF HEAT TRANSFERRED  
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2ND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS   HEAT NEVER SPONTANEOUSLY FLOWS FROM A COLD SUBSTANCE TO A HOT SUBSTANCE  
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3RD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS   NO SYSTEM CAN REACH ABSOLUTE ZERO  
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CONDUCTION   TRANSFER OF ENERGY THROUGH MATTER (SOLID) BY COLLIDING PARTICLES (E.G. STOVE TOP TO POT)  
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CONVECTION   TRANSFER OF ENERGY BY MOTION OF HEATED PARTICLES IN A LIQUID OR A GAS (E.G. CONVECTION OVEN)  
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RADIATION   TRANSFER OF ENERGY IN THE FORM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (E.G. MICROWAVE)  
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EVAPORATION   CHANGE OF PHASE FROM LIQUID TO GAS (E.G. BOILING WATER TO STEAM)  
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CONDENSATION   CHANGE OF PHASE FROM GAS TO LIQUID (E.G. STEAM ON A MIRROR)  
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SUBLIMATION   CHANGE OF PHASE FROM SOLID TO GAS--SKIPPING THE LIQUID PHASE (E.G. DRY ICE)  
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DEPOSITION   PROCESS WHICH GAS TRANSFORMS TO A SOLID (E.G. FROST)  
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MELTING   CHANGE OF PHASE FROM SOLID TO LIQUID (E.G. ICE TO WATER)  
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FREEZING   CHANGE OF PHASE FROM LIQUID TO SOLID (E.G. WATER TO ICE)  
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BOILING   RAPID EVAPORATION THAT TAKES PLACE WITHIN A LIQUID AS WELL AS ITS SURFACE (E.G. BOILING WATER)  
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CALORIMETER   DEVICE USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF HEAT ENERGY STORED IN FOOD  
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