Jarods Work Stuff Flashcards
1
Q
Thermal energy
A
Sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles that make up an object
2
Q
Specific heat
A
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material 1 degrees c
3
Q
Temperature
A
Measure of the average kinetic energy of all the partials that make up an object
4
Q
Heat
A
Energy that is transferred between objects due to a temperature difference between those objects
5
Q
Conduction
A
Transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles that make up matter
6
Q
Convection
A
Transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluid from one place to another
7
Q
Radiation
A
Transfer of energy by electromagnetic
