Book 2 Chapter 6 Flashcards
A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Temperature
An increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance.
Thermal Expansion
The temperature at which molecular energy is at a minimum (0 K on the Kelvin scale or -273.16 degrees C on the Celsius scale)
Absolute Zero
The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.
Heat
The kinetic energy of a substance’s atoms.
Thermal Energy
The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
Thermal Conduction
A material through which energy can be transferred as heat.
Thermal Conductor
A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of heat.
Thermal Insulator
The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
Convection
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
Radiation
The quantity of heat required to raise a unit mass of homogeneous material 1 K or 1 degree Celsius in a specified way given constant pressure and volume.
Specific Heat
The physical forms of matter, which include solid, liquid, and gas.
States of Matter
The change of a substance from one physical state to another.
Change of State
A substance that reduces the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound.
Insulation
A machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy, or work.
Heat engine
