Temperature

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What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?

Back

212 degrees Fahrenheit.

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What is the measure of kinetic energy of particles?

Back

Temperature.

Front

What type of heat transfer occurs when a chair gets warm from a fire due to radiation?

Back

Radiation.

Front

What is the transfer of thermal energy through collisions of particles directly touching?

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Conduction.

Front

What determines the temperature of an object?

Back

The speed of the atoms.

Front

What is the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale?

Back

0 degrees Celsius.

Front

What is the Kelvin equivalent of 0 degrees Celsius?

Back

273.15 Kelvin.

Front

What is convection?

Back

The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).

Front

What is thermal equilibrium?

Back

The state in which two objects in contact with each other reach the same temperature.

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What is the difference between temperature and heat?

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Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of particles, while heat is the total energy transferred between objects due to a temperature difference.