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Thermal Properties

QuestionAnswer
Conductor A material that conducts heat well
Solid Copper Conductor
Solid gold Conductor
Steel Conductor
Tile Conductor
Insulator A material that doesn't conduct heat well
Wood Insulator
Wool Insulator
Air Insulator
Stone Insulator
Lead Insulator
Glass Insulator
Rubber Insulator
Specific heat The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of material by 1 degree Celsius.
Objects with high specific heat... ...warm up and cool down slowly because they require more energy to raise their temperature.
Objects with low specific heat... ...warm up and cool down quickly because they require less energy to raise their temperature.
Metals Low specific heat
Sand Low specific heat
Water High specific heat
Cork High specific heat
Rubber High specific heat
Wood High specific heat
Formula for finding Thermal Energy change of an object Q=M x C x /\T
What does the Q variable signify? Change in thermal energy (Joules)
What does the M variable signify? Mass of the substance
What does the /\T variable signify? Change in the substance's temperature
What does the C variable signify? Specific heat of the substance
What is water's specific heat? 4.18 degrees J/g*C
Thermal expansion The expansion of matter when it is heated. As the thermal energy of matter increases, its particles usually spread out, causing it to expand.
Method to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius C = (F - 32) x 5 / 9
Method to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit F = (C x 9 / 5) + 32
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