PS Chapter 6

Question 1

temperature

Answer 1

measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in the object

Question 2

heat

Answer 2

thermal energy that flows from warmer things to colder things

Question 3

thermal energy

Answer 3

sum of kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object

Question 4

specific heat

Answer 4

amount of heat that is needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material 1 degree Celsius

Question 5

measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in the object

Answer 5

temperature

Question 6

thermal energy that flows from warmer things to colder things

Answer 6

heat

Question 7

sum of the kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object

Answer 7

thermal energy

Question 8

amount of energy to increase the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree Celsius

Answer 8

specific heat

Question 9

conduction

Answer 9

transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles in matter

Question 10

convection

Answer 10

transfer of thermal energy in fluid by the movement of water and cooler fluid from place to place

Question 11

radiation

Answer 11

transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

Question 12

insulator

Answer 12

material that limits the flow of heat & does not transfer energy easily

Question 13

conductor

Answer 13

material that lets energy flow through it easily

Question 14

transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles in matter

Answer 14

conduction

Question 15

transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

Answer 15

radiation

Question 16

transfer of thermal energy in fluid by the movement of water and cooler fluid from place to place

Answer 16

convection

Question 17

material that limits the flow of heat and does not transfer energy easily

Answer 17

insulator

Question 18

material that lets energy flow through it

Answer 18

conductor