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Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics Lesson 11 Vocab

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Definition
entropy   A measure of disorder  
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Celsius   The most common scale used outside the U.S. to measure temperature  
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Kelvin   A scale used to measure the hottest and coldest temperature an object can reach.  
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heat sink   The item receiving the heat in a heat transfer.  
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conduction   Warming that ocurs when the heat source and the heat sink are connected through matter.  
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fire triangle   The three wings needed for a fire: heat, fuel, and oxygen  
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convection   Heat that transfers in liquids and gases.  
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Farenheit   The most common scale used in the U.S. to measure temperature.  
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radiant heat   Heat travels through empty space.  
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thermodynamics   The study of thermal energy.  
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thermal energy   Heat energy we receive from the sun.  
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thermal expansion   When things heat up and begin to expand.  
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