Physical Science Flashcards
Midterm
what is a measure of hotness or coldness
temperature
what is the sum of the molecules Kinetic Energy
Heat
what is the biochemical process that liberate energy (like digestion)
metabolic energy
what is anything that flows (liquids and gases)
fluids
what is a measure of how heavy or light a material is
density
what is the force per unit surface area
pressure
what are all fluids in the presence of gravity exert on upward force
buoyancy
what is the transfer of heat by the kinetic behavior of matter
conduction
what is the transfer of heat by the movement of air (like a radiator)
convection
what is the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves (solar radiation)
radiation
what is the temperature at which average molecule has enough energy to break free of a liquid
boiling point
what is the escaping of the fastest moving molecules
evaporation
what is the energy needed for a liquid molecule to break free at the boiling point
heat of vaporization
what is a solid becoming a liquid
melting
what is the energy needed for molecules of a solid to turn into a liquid
heat of fusion
what is a solid going directly into a vapor (dry ice)
sublimation
what are devices that turn heat into mechanical energy
heat engines
what uses electricity to increase the pressure on the coolant (gas) for it to become a liquid
compressor
what is it when the temperature goes down and the pressure goes up
condenser
what is it when the temperature is down and pressure is down allows it to become a liquid
expansion valve
what is it when temperature goes up and pressure down (ex. fridge)
evaporator
what is it when energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be converted from one form to another
first law of thermodynamics
what is it when it is impossible to take heat from a source and change all of it to mechanical energy or work: some heat must be wasted
Second law of thermodynamics
what is a one-word definition of the second law of thermodynamics
entropy
what is a measure of how disorderly atoms are arranged (chaos)
entropy
what is the development of a charge at a distance
induction
what is a substance that allow electrical current to flow through
conductors
what is the flow of charge from one place to another
electric current
what is a substance that hinders the flow of electrical current
insulator
what allows charges to flow, but not readily
semi-conductors
what is a device that is made of semi-conductors that can regulate current flow
transistors
what is the loss of all electrical resistance
superconductivity
what is the amount of electrical charges per unit time
ampere
what is the decrease in potential energy between two electrical terminals
potential difference