Heat Flashcards
1
Q
What is temperature?
A
How likely an object is to give up heat to another object
2
Q
How is temperature measured?
A
Thermometer
3
Q
What is heat?
A
Is the transfer of energy between substances that are at diff temperatures
4
Q
What is thermal energy?
A
Is the total energy of all particles that make a substance
5
Q
What is thermal equilibrium?
A
Two or more objects are in contact and at the same temperature
6
Q
What are the three types of heat transfer?
A
Conduction, convection and radiation
7
Q
What is heat capacity?
A
My the amount of energy in joules
8
Q
What is the thermal expansion?
A
Increase in volume of a solid or liquid as the temperature gets higher
