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Heat Quiz Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thermal energy | the total energy of an object or system |
| Temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
| absolute zero | The lowest temperature in the Kelvin scale is 0 K (all molecular motion stops) |
| Heat | the flow of thermal energy from one substance to another |
| phase change | the change of a substance from one phase of matter to another |
| Thermal expansion | an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in its temperature |
| Specific heat capacity | the amount of heat needed to raise 1 kg of a material by 1°C |