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| the average Kenetic Energy in the particle in an object |
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| is the increase in volume because of an increase in temp |
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| when all molecular motion stops |
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| is energy transferred between objects at different temperatures |
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| the TOTAL Kenetic Energy of the particles that make up an object |
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| the transfer of energy through a material |
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a material through which energy can be transferred as heat
EXAMPLE: Curling iron, cookie sheet, iron skillet, copper pipe, stove coil |
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a material that reduces or prevents the transfer of heat
EXAMPLE:
Flannel Shirt, Oven mitt, plastic spatula, fiberglass insulation, ceramic bowl |
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| the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas |
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| the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance to 1 degree Celsius |
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| the physical forms of matter: solid, liquid, or gas |
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| the change of a substance from one physical state to another |
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| a substance that reduces the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound |
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| a machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy, or work |
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| temperature increase in a body of water caused by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality&on the ability of that water to support life |
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