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20 Cards in this Set
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Energy |
1.ability to do work 2.ability to cause change |
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potential energy |
result of an objects mass and velocity |
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thermal expansion |
an increase in the volume of matter as the temperature |
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conduction |
energy is transferred from particle to particle |
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conductors |
materials that readily allow the transfer of heat |
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insulators |
limits the amount of heat that flows through them |
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convection |
transfer of energy by the movement of matter |
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Heat |
form of energy |
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caloric theory |
heat was thought to be a mystical fluid called caloric |
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Heat is due to to |
molecular motion |
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thermal energy |
moves from high to low |
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temperature |
measure of the average KE of a bodies particles |
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specific heat |
amount of energy needed to raise the temp of one gram or one kilogram of a substance. |
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entropy |
natural state for energy to head towards disorder |
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radiation |
transfer of energy that doesn't require matter |
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thermography |
method used for photographing heat loss |
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heat mover |
moves heat in one direction |
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heat pump |
can move in either direction |
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passive solar |
no energy other than the sun |
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active solar |
requires an input of energy |
