Key Terms Flashcards
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Energy of motion
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Kinetic energy
2
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measure of the average kinetic energy of matter within a given substance
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Temperature
3
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thermal energy or the total of all energy within a substance
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Heat
4
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Energy can be converted from one form to another, but can neither be created nor destroyed.
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Law of Conservation of Energy
5
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the transfer of thermal energy from areas of high temperature to low temperature
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Heat transfer
6
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the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid
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Freezing point
7
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the temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas
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Boiling point
8
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the amount of heat that is required to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance by 1°C
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Specific Heat Capacity
9
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Joules
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a unit of energyJoules
