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chapter 10
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| temperature | a mesure of how hot or cold something is |
| thermal expansion | an increase in the size of a substance |
| absolute zero | the temperature stays at zero degrees |
| heat | the energy transferred between objects that are different temperature |
| thermal energy | the kinetic energy of a atom |
| thermal conductor | a material through energy can be transferred |
| thermal insulator | a material that reduces or prevents the transfer |
| thermal conduction | the transfer of energy as heat through a material |
| specific heat | the quantity of heat required to raise a unit mass |
| state of matter | the physical forms of matter |
| change of state | the change of a substance |
| insulation | a substance that reduces the transfer |
| heat engine | a machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy or work |
| thermal pollution | a temperature incearse in a body of water |