8.1-8.3 Flashcards
tempature
the measure of how hot or cold something is
thermal expansion
an increase in the size of a substance in response in the tempatur of the substance
aboslute zero
molecular energy is at minimum
heat
the energy transfered between two objects
thermal energy
the kinetic energy of a substance atoms
thermal conduction
the transfer as heat through a mertial
thermal condutor
an object heat can travel threw easily
thermal inslator
an object heat can’t travel threw easily
convection
energy being transfred as a liquid or gas
rdaation
the transfer of energy as electromagnetic wave
specific heat
the quanitiy of heat required to raise the mass of homogenouse material
state of matter
the physical form of an object
change of state
when an object physical form changes