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ch.10 vocab.
heat and heat technology
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| temperature | a measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
| thermal expansion | |
| absolute zero | |
| heat | |
| thermal energy | the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms |
| thermal conductor | a material through which energy can be transfered as heat |
| thermal conduction | the transfer of energy as heat through a material |
| thermal insulator | a material that reduces or prevents the transfer of heat |
| convection | |
| radiation | |
| specific heat | |
| states of matter | |
| change of state | |
| insulation | |
| heat engine | |
| thermal pollution |