Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Elem Chem/Phys 11

QuestionAnswer
Thermal energy Heat energy
Zeroth law "Thermal equilibrium" Objects in thermal equilibrium are the same temperature and don't transfer heat energy to each other.
The first law of Thermodynamics Energy and matter can never be created or destroyed.
The second law of Thermodynamics Everything starts wearing out, falling apart or decaying over time.
The third law of Thermodynamics The entropy of something approaches its minimum as it's cooled toward absolute zero.
Entropy A measure of disorder.
Heat Atoms in motion.
Heat source The item that is hotter.
Heat sink The item receiving the heat.
Radiation Energy that moves through space.
Convection Heat that is transferred in fluids,liquids, and gasses.
Sea breeze Air that is heated over the land rises, the air over the ocean rushes in to fill the empty space that the rising air left.
Land breeze Air that rises over the sea and the air from the land flow to replace it.
Conductor Moves things from one place to another.
Insulators If something does not transfer heat well
Combustion A Chemical process in which some material reacts quickly with oxygen to give off heat.
Fire Triangle Heat, fuel, and oxygen, we can have a fire.
Ignition temperature The temperature a substance must reach in order to ignite.
Temperature How active the molecules are in the substance.
Fahrenheit The classic English form of measuring things.
Celsius The world outside the United States use this system, which fits in with the metric system to measure temperature.
Kelvin Another form of measuring temperature that's used only by scientists.
Thermometers A measuring device that measures temperature because they are filled with matter, such as mercury or alcohol.
Thermal Expansion When things begin to heat up, they begin to expand.
Created by: Kids3
Popular Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards