Chapter 5 Book 2 Flashcards
the measure of how hot or cold something is
temperature
increase in size of a substance in response to heat
thermal expansion
the lowest possible temperature
absolute zero
the energy transferred between objects that are at different remperatures
heat
the kinetic energy of a substance’s atoms
thermal energy
transfer of energy as heat through a metal
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 the movement of a liquid or gas
convection
the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves
radiation
the quantity of heat required to raise a unit of mass
specific heat
the physical forms of matter, solid, liquid, and gas
states of matter
the change of a substance from one physical state to another
change of state
the substance that reduces the transfer of electricity heat or sound
insulation
a machine that transformed heat into mechanical energy
heat engine
