Word List Flashcards
The lowest obtainable temperature where molecule motion stops -460F and -273C
Absolute zero
The amound of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound or water one Fahrenheit
British thermal unit
Heat transfer from one molecule to another within the substance or from one substance to another
Conduction
Heat transfer from one place to another using a fluid
Convection
Heat that passes through air heating solid object that in turn heat the surrounding area
Radiation
Heat energy absorbed or rejected when a substance is changing state in there is no change in temperature
Latent heat
The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of a substance one Fahrenheit
Specific heat
A device used to measure the pressure that is commonly calibrated in inches or millimeters of mercury there are two types mercury column and aneroid
Barometer
Pounds per square inch
Psi
Air at sea level 70 Fahrenheit when the atmospheric pressure is 14.646 Psia (29.92 in. Hg). Air at this condition has a volume of 13.33 ft/lb
Standard condition