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chapter10yo
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| temperature | a measure of how hot some is, measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
| thermal expansion | an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance |
| absolute zero | the temperature at which molecular energy is at a minimum (0 k kelvin scale, -273.16 C celcius scale |
| heat | the energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures |
| thermal energy | the kinetic energy of a substance's atoms |
| thermal conductor | a material through which energy can be transferred as heat |
| thermal indicator | a material that reduces or prevents the transfer of heat |
| convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas |
| radiation | the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves |
| specific heat | the quantity of heat required to raise a unit mass of homogeneous material 1 K of 1 C in a specified way given constant pressure and volume |
| states of matter | the physical forms of matter which include solid liquid and gas |
| change of state | the change of a substance from one physical state to another |
| insulation | a substance that reduces the transfer of electricity heat or sound |
| heat engine | a machine that transfomrs heat into mechanical energy or work |
| thermal pollution | a temperature increase in a body of water that is caused by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality and on the ability of that body of water to support life |
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