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K.L. chapter 10
Heat and Heat Technology
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Temperature | A measure of how hot(or cold) somthing is;specifacally, a 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 on the Kelvin Scale or -273.16 degrees celsius on the Celsius scale). |
| Heat | The energy transferred between objects that are at diffrent temperatures. |
| Thermal Energy | The kinetic energy of a substance's atoms. |
| Thermal Conduction | The transfer of energy as heat through a material. |
| Thermal conductor | A material through which energy can be transferred as heat. |
| Thermal Insulator | 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 1K or 1 degree C in a specified way given constant pressure and volume. |
| States of Matter | The physical forms of matter, whuch 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 transforms 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. |