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10 Cards in this Set
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Tempeture |
The measure of how hot or cold something is compared to a reference point. |
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Fahrenheit Scale |
The temperature scale at which water freezes at 32 Fahrenheit and boils at 212 Fahrenheit. |
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Celsius Scale |
The temperature scale at which water freezes at 0 Celsius and boils at 100 Celsius. |
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Kelvin Scale |
The temperature scale at which zero is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from the matter. |
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Absolute Zero |
The lowest temperature possible. |
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Heat |
The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object. |
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Convection |
The type if heat transfer that only occurs in fluids, such as water and air. |
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Convection Current |
The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in tempeture, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. |
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Conduction |
A transfer from thermal energy to one particle of an object to another. |
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Radiation |
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
