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define temperature |
the measure of the average KE of the individual particle in an object |
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on each temperature scale what are the temperatures for freezing and boiling points? |
Fahrenheit: -freezes: 32
-boils: 212 Celsius: - freezes: 0 - boils: 100 Kelvin: -freezes: 273 -boils: 373 |
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what is the KE of an object at absolute zero? |
0 |
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what is thermal energy? |
the total KE and PE of all the particles of an object |
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what are 3 things that determine thermal energy in an object? |
1. Temperature of the object 2. the number of particles 3. how the particles are arranged |
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what is heat? |
the movement of thermal energy from a substance at a higher temperature to a lower temperature |
