Properties of Matter

Question 1

What is heat?

Answer 1

• transfer of energy due to a difference in temperature.

Question 2

What is temperature?

Answer 2

• the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

Question 3

What is specific heat capacity?

Answer 3

• the amount of energy required to increase the temp of a 1kg substance by 1°c.

Question 4

What is specific Latent Heat?

Answer 4

• the amount of energy required to change the state of a 1kg substance without changing its temperature.

Question 5

What is Pressure?

Answer 5

• Force applied per unit area.

Question 6

What is Density?

Answer 6

• mass per unit volume.

Question 7

What is 0°c in Kelvin?

Answer 7

• 273K.

Question 8

What is the absolute zero?

Answer 8

• 0 Kelvin.