Heat Of Stuff And More Laws Flashcards

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Charles’s law

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A law which states that the volume of a gas increases as its temperature increases if the pressure stays the same

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Boyle’s law

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A law which states that the volume of a gas decreases as its pressure increases if the temperature stays the same

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Conduction

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The transfer of heat energy by direct contact between particles

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Convection

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Heat transfer that occurs in moving fluids

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Heat

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The total energy of all the particles in a sample of matter

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Heat engine

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A device that changes the heat energy from burning fuel into mechanical energy

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Heat of fusion

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The amount of Heat energy that will change a solid at its melting to a liquid at the same temperature

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Heat of vaporization

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The amount of Heat energy that will change a liquid at its boiling point to a gas at the same temperature

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Kinetic theory

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A theory that says that all matter is made up of particles that are in constant motion

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Pressure

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Force acting on a unit area

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Radiation

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The transfer of energy by waves

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Specific Heat

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The amount of Heat energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by at least on degree Celsius

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Temperature

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A measure of the average kinetic energy in a sample of matter

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To convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius

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C=F-32/1.8

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To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit

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F=C•1.8+32

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To convert form Celsius to Kelvin

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K=C+273

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To convert from Kelvin to Celsius

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C=K-273

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To convert from Fahrenheit to Kelvin

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K=F-32/1.8=C+273

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To convert from Kelvin to Fahrenheit

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F=K-273=C•32+1.8