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Cahp10*Vocab
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Temperature | A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; Specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of 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 C) |
Heat | The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures. |
Thermal Energy | The kinetic energy of a substance's atoms. |
Thermal Conduction | The transfer of energy as heat through a metal. |
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. |
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 elctricity, 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 cause by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality and on the ability of that body of water to support life. |