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17 Cards in this Set
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what is heat?
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the transfer of kinetic energy in matter
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the transfer of what
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what is the caloric theory?
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an idea that all matter contained a measurable amount of fluid
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has to do with fluid and matter
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what is temperature?
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how cold or hot an object is
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what is a calorie?
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the amount of thermal energy which when transferred to 1 gram of water increases the temperature 1 degree C
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has to do with heating of water
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what is a kilocalorie?
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1000 calories
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think about the first part of the word
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what is conduction?
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the transfer of thermal energy by two items touching
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what is thermal equalibrium?
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when a hot object and a cold object are put together the temperatures will equal out
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think about what the first word means and the first part of the second word means
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what is a conductor?
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Any substance allowing the flow of thermal energy
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the opposite of an insulator
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what is an insulator?
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materials that resist heat flow
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the opposite of a conductor
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what is R-Value?
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the measure of heat resistance
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the measure of something
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what is convection?
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the transfer of thermal energy by moving particles
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convection current
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the circulation of thermal energy
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think about convection
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what is radiation?
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thermal energy transferred from the sun to the earth?
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think about the word radiate
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what is specific heat?
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the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a 1 kg substance 1 degree C
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sort of like a calorie
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what is heat of fusion?
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the heat it takes to change a solid to a liquid
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has to do with change in states of matter
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what is heat of vaporazation?
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the heat it takes to change a liquid to a gas
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think about changes in the states of matter
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thermal expansion?
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an object will expand when it is heated because the molecules need more room to expand
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think about why there are breaks in sidewalks and why gas will leak out of a tank on a hot day
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