Heat and Temperature

Front

What is a system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave?

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Closed system

Front

What do you call a chemical substance that is present at the end of a chemical reaction?

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Product

Front

What do you call a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction?

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Reactant

Front

What is the metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees?

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Celsius

Front

What is the unit for energy?

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Joules

Front

What is the temperature scale that uses absolute zero as its starting point?

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Kelvin

Front

What is the process of heat transfer through direct contact?

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Conduction

Front

What is the process of heat transfer through the movement of fluids?

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Convection

Front

What is the process of heat transfer through electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation

Front

What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius?

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Specific heat capacity