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Chapter 10 terms sci
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object. |
| How are temperature and an average related | Temperature is an average. |
| The temperature of a substance is not determined by | how much of the substance you have. |
| A thermometer operates on the principle of thermal | expansion |
| Thermal Expansion occurs when | the temperature of the substance increases. |
| A bridge has gaps in it | to prevent buckling of the bridge when thermal expansion occurs. |
| Heat | the transfer of energy between objects that are at different temperatures. |
| Thermal Energy | the total energy of the particles that make up a substance. |
| Thermal Equilibrium | no net change in either objects thermal energy occurs, when both objects have the same temperature. |
| Conduction | the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact. |
| Conductors | substances that conduct thermal energy very well. |
| Insulators | substances that do not conduct thermal energy very well. |
| Convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or a gas. |
| Radiation | the transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves. |