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Elem Chem/Phys 11

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Thermal energy   Heat energy  
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Zeroth law   "Thermal equilibrium" Objects in thermal equilibrium are the same temperature and don't transfer heat energy to each other.  
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The first law of Thermodynamics   Energy and matter can never be created or destroyed.  
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The second law of Thermodynamics   Everything starts wearing out, falling apart or decaying over time.  
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The third law of Thermodynamics   The entropy of something approaches its minimum as it's cooled toward absolute zero.  
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Entropy   A measure of disorder.  
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Heat   Atoms in motion.  
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Heat source   The item that is hotter.  
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Heat sink   The item receiving the heat.  
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Radiation   Energy that moves through space.  
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Convection   Heat that is transferred in fluids,liquids, and gasses.  
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Sea breeze   Air that is heated over the land rises, the air over the ocean rushes in to fill the empty space that the rising air left.  
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Land breeze   Air that rises over the sea and the air from the land flow to replace it.  
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Conductor   Moves things from one place to another.  
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Insulators   If something does not transfer heat well  
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Combustion   A Chemical process in which some material reacts quickly with oxygen to give off heat.  
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Fire Triangle   Heat, fuel, and oxygen, we can have a fire.  
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Ignition temperature   The temperature a substance must reach in order to ignite.  
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Temperature   How active the molecules are in the substance.  
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Fahrenheit   The classic English form of measuring things.  
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Celsius   The world outside the United States use this system, which fits in with the metric system to measure temperature.  
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Kelvin   Another form of measuring temperature that's used only by scientists.  
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Thermometers   A measuring device that measures temperature because they are filled with matter, such as mercury or alcohol.  
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Thermal Expansion   When things begin to heat up, they begin to expand.  
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