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Heat, Temperature, and Energy Test Flashcards

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1
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Anything that has mass and volume

A

matter

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2
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anything that has the ability to cause change

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energy

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3
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Energy (can or can not) exist on its own

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can (such as in light)

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4
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Energy (can or can not) exist in matter

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can (such as in heat)

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5
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_________ is the ability to do work on another object

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Energy

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6
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A moving baseball can “do” something to another object, so it has ________. One at rest, on the ground can not.

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energy

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7
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A book on a shelf can fall and push something, so it has _______. One on the floor can not.

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energy

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8
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We (do or do not) get heat from the sun

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do not

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9
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We (can or can not) see heat

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can not

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10
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An object in motion has ______ energy

A

kinetic (KE)

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11
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anything off the ground has ________ ________ energy

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gravitational potential (GPE)

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12
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springs, elastics, bounce has ________ ________ energy

A

elastic potential (EPE)

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13
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gasoline, gunpowder, food have _________ ________ energy

A

chemical potential (CPE)

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14
Q

total kinetic energy of moving atoms

A

Heat (thermal)

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15
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The speed of moving atoms is _______.

A

Temperature

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16
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The total amount of kinetic energy, or jiggling, of an object’s atoms is called _______.

A

Heat

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17
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The theory that all matter is made of _______ and they are always in motion is called the _______ theory.

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Atoms, KE

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18
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A hot iron pan is removed from the oven. A single sheet of aluminum foil is removed from the same oven. The pan and the sheet have the same _______ but the pan has more _______.

A

Temperature, heat

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19
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Temperature is measured in three different scales called ______, ______, and _______.

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degrees F, degrees C, K

20
Q

the temperature scale that is based on the freezing and boiling points of water is called the ______ scale.

A

Celsius

21
Q

the scale which has smallest sized degrees is called the ______ scale.

A

Fahrenheit

22
Q

the Celsius scale has the freezing point of water at _____ degrees and the boiling point at ______ degrees.

A

0, 100

23
Q

the Kelvin scale has the freezing point of water at ______ degrees and the boiling point at ______ degrees.

A

273, 373

24
Q

the Fahrenheit scale has the freezing point of water at ______ degrees and the boiling point at ______ degrees.

A

32, 212

25
Q

the point at which all atomic motion would stop is called _______ ________.

A

absolute zero

26
Q

the unit used to measure heat energy is called the ______.

A

Joule

27
Q

the law that states that energy is never lost or gained, just transformed from one place or object to another is called the law of _________ of energy.

A

conservation

28
Q

the measurement of how much heat/energy an object can hold per kilogram degree Celsius is called the ______ heat. the symbol given to this quantity is called ______.

A

specific, Cp

29
Q

water has a _____ specific heat. this makes is _____ to change the temperature of water compared to other substances.

A

high, hard

30
Q

the formula for specific heat is Q= mCp^T. this formula is used to measure transfers of ______.

A

heat

31
Q

if you had equal weight samples of aluminum and iron sitting in a pot of boiling water then which would burn you more if grabbed barehanded from the pot?

A

iron

32
Q

the specific heat of water is ______ J/kgdegreesC

A

4184

33
Q

In this type of heat transfer fluid particles move from on location to another carrying energy with them.

A

Convection

34
Q

In this type of heat transfer energy moves from atom to atom, but the atoms themselves stay in place.

A

Conduction

35
Q

Radiation is energy in the form of ________.

A

Light

36
Q

________ _________ colored material absorbs more energy than _______ colored material.

A

Dark, dull, light

37
Q

Do you feel radiation?

A

No, because we can’t feel light.

38
Q

What is an insulator?

A

Something that slows down energy transfer.

  • wood
  • rubber
  • paper
39
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What is an R-Value?

A

How good of an insulator something is.

40
Q

What are 8 forms of energy?

A

Chemical, thermal, kinetic, sound, electrical, nuclear, light, gravitational

41
Q

Explain three pieces of evidence to support the theory of continental drift.

A
  • Matching coastlines
  • Matching fossils
  • Similar land
42
Q

What is sea floor spreading? Where does it occur?

A

The earth spreading apart and rock comes up.

Under the sea.

43
Q

Spreading apart as magma pushes up.

A

Divergent

44
Q

Formed when plates collide.

A

Convergent

45
Q

Form along boundaries that exist as cracks, or faults

A

Transform boundaries

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