Physical Science Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Thermal Energy

A

Energy possessed within the object or system due to movement of the particles within the object or system.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Temperature

A

the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Heat Transfer

A

the movement of thermal energy from one thing to another thing of different temperature.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Fahrenheit

A

of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Celsius

A

of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Kelvin

A

the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Conduction

A

the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Convection

A

the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Radiation

A

the transfer of thermal energy through thermal emission.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Solid

A

firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Liquid

A

a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Gas

A

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Conductor

A

a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Insulator

A

a substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Conservation of Energy

A

a principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be altered from one form to another.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

State of matter

A

ways in which matter can interact with itself