Heat Flashcards

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Temperature

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A measure of how hot or cold a body is

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Heat

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Energy due to the movement of molecules within the body. Causes it to change temperature if added or removed. Flows from a higher temperature to a lower temperature

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Thermometric property

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A physical property of a substance that changes measurably with a change in temperature

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Heat Capacity (C)

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 K

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Specific heat capacity (c)

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 K

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Latent heat

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The amount of heat required to change state of a body without a change in temperature

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Specific latent heat of Fusion

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The amount of heat necessary to change 1 kg of a substance from a solid into a liquid without a change in temperature

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Specific latent heat of vaporization

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The amount of heat required to change 1 kg of the substance from a liquid to a gas without a change in temperature

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Conduction

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The movement of heat true is substance by transferring kinetic energy between adjacent particles with the no overall movement of the substance

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Convection

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The transfer of heat true fluid by using circulating currents of fluid

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Radiation

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The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves emitted by one body and absorbed by another

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U-Value

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The amount of heat per second passing through 1 m² of a substance when there is a temperature of 1K between its ends

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Solar Constant/Irradiance

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The average amount of the sun’s energy falling per second perpendicularly on one m² of the earth’s atmosphere. It is 1.35kW/m²

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