2C-Heat & Thermodynamics Flashcards

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temperature

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the measure of heat energy in a system; the measure of the average energy

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heat

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thermal energy that is moving from hot to a colder temp

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thermal energy

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type of energy that is stored in an object, it is a measure of the random kinetic energy of each atom in the object; total energy

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Rudolf Clausius

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German physicist proposed the 1st law of thermodynamics - (conservation of energy law)the total amount of energy in a closed system is constant
also the 2nd Law-that in a closed system, energy flows from a hot area to a colder area

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Specific heat

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the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by 1-degree celsius. lower specific heat, larger the atoms

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