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Thermal&Heat Review
Question | Answer |
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Heat transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter in a process | conduction |
The addition or loss of thermal energy changes the arrangement of the particles during a _____________. | change of state |
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves | radiation |
The total energy of all the particles in a substance | thermal energy |
One common application of thermal expansion | thermometer |
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object | temperature |
Heat transfer occurs only from ____ objects to ____ ones. | warm cold |
Vaporization that takes place only at the surface of a liquid is | evaporation |
Heat, like work, is an energy transfer measured in | joules |
_____ expand to fill all the space available. | Gases |
Most matter on Earth exists in _____ different forms, or states. | 3 |
_____ is a good conductor. | Metal |
Heated air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process | convection |
Any temperature on the Kelvin scale can be changed to Celsius degrees by subtracting ___ from it. | 273 |
A material that does NOT conduct heat well | insulator |
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 Kelvin is | specific heat |
No more energy can be removed at this point | absolute zero |
Absolute zero is shown as 0 on the | Kelvin Scale |
The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object | heat |
The expanding of matter when it is heated is known as | thermal expansion |
_____ has the highest specific heat when compared to sand and aluminum. | Water |
Water freezes at 32 degrees on the | Fahrenheit Scale |
___ is the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale. | 0 degrees celsius |
The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid is | melting point |