PS Chapter 14 Study Guide
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Created by:
mrcarey on January 12, 2011
Subjects:
physics, physical science, heat, temperature
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 98.6 degrees | What is 37 degrees Celsius on the Fahrenheit scale? |
| Temperature of the substance increases | As the kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the... |
| Conduction | Transfer of energy as heat caused by the collision of molecules |
| Radiation | How does energy from the sun reach the Earth? |
| Cool air descends and hot air rises | Convection currents rise in air because of this |
| low | Energy is transferred as heat from a substance at high temperature to a substance at _____________ temperature. |
| More | A hot object emits ________________ radiation than a cool object. |
| removes | When a refigerant evaporates it ____________ energy as heat to its surroundings. |
| Thermometer | What is a device for measuring temperature? |
| Heat | Energy transferred between the particles of two objects because of the temperature difference between the two objects |
| Convection | The transfer of energy by the movement of fluids with different temperatures |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| Conductor | A material through which energy can be easily transferred as heat |
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