Chapter 10 Vocabulary
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Temperature – a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Thermal expansion – the increase in volume of a substance due to an increase in temperature.
Absolute zero – the lowest possible temperature (0K, -273 °C)
Heat – the transfer of energy between objects that are at different temperatures.
Thermal energy – the total energy of the particles that make up an object.
Conduction – the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct
contact; it can also occur within a substance.
Conductor – a substance that conducts thermal energy very well.
Insulator – a substance that does not conduct thermal energy very well.
Convection – the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or a gas.
Radiation – the transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves.
Chapter 10 Vocabulary
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5.
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Temperature – a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Thermal expansion – the increase in volume of a substance due to an increase in temperature.
Absolute zero – the lowest possible temperature (0K, -273 °C)
Heat – the transfer of energy between objects that are at different temperatures.
Thermal energy – the total energy of the particles that make up an object.
Conduction – the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct
contact; it can also occur within a substance.
Conductor – a substance that conducts thermal energy very well.
Insulator – a substance that does not conduct thermal energy very well.
Convection – the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or a gas.
Radiation – the transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves.