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28 Cards in this Set
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Law of Conservation of Energy |
The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another and transferred as heat or work. |
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Heat |
Energy in the process of being transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object
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Conduction |
The transfer of heat between molecules in contact |
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Convection |
Motions in a fluid that transfer the properties of that fluid |
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Radiation |
The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves. The term is ask used to denote the energy that travels in this way |
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Kinetic Energy |
Energy association with motion |
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Internal Energy |
The total energy contained within the atoms and molecules of a substance |
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Thermal Energy |
That part of the internal energy of a substance that is associated with the kinetic energy of the molecules |
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Potential Energy |
Energy associated with position |
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Sensible Heat |
Heat associated with temperature change |
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Latent Heat |
Heat associated with a phase change |
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Specific Heat |
The amount of heat, in joules, required to raise the temperature of 1kg of a substance by 1 K. |
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Latent Heat of Vaporization |
The amount of heat associated with the phase change of a substance between liquid and gas |
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Latent Heat of Fusion |
The amount of heat associated with the phase change of a substance solid and liquid |
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Deposition |
A phase change from as to solid |
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Sublimation |
A phase change from solid to gas |
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First Law of Thermodynamics |
A law that states that a change in the internal energy if a substance is associated with the transfer of energy as heat or by work. |
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Adiabatic Process |
A thermodynamic process in which temperature changes without a transfer of heat. |
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Poisson's Equation |
An equation relating temperature and pressure for an abiotic process |
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Diabatic Process |
A process in which temperature changes as a result of heat transfer |
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Conductivity |
The property of a substance that describes its ability to conduct heat. |
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Laminar Boundary Layer
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The layer of air in contact with Earth's surface, through which heat is transferred by conduction |
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Thermal Convection |
Convection that is driven by the density differences that result from temperature differences |
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Mechanical Convection |
Convection that is driven by mechanical forces |
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Turbulence |
Random, irregular motions in a fluid |
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Wind Shear |
The change in wind speed and/or direction in any direction across the flow |
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Surface Roughness |
The degree of irregularity of a surface |
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Electromagnetic Waves |
Waves that are formed and propagated by oscillating electric and magnetic fields |
