1137 Definitions Flashcards
1
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atomic theory of matter
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John Dalton
2
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French chemist who called heat caloric
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Antoine Lavoisier
3
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first thermometer
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Galileo Galilei
4
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contradicted caloric theory
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Count Rumford
5
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inventor of the metric temperature scale
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Anders Celsius
6
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inventor of the mercury thermometer
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Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
7
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found the conversion factor form mechanical to heat energy
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James Prescott Joule
8
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absolute temperature scale
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Lord Kelvin
9
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the change of a liquid to a gas
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evaporation
10
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the transfer of heat by direct contact
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conduction
11
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transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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radiation
12
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the study of the movement of heat
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thermodynamics
13
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On the Motive Power of Fire
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Nicolas Carnot
14
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energy cannot be destroyed or created
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first law of thermodynamics
15
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about 10%
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efficiency of steam engines
