Tatum's Vocab for Science

 a form of energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules in any material

• Heat
• Work
• Specific Heat

the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

• Heat
• Temperature
• Absoulute Zero

the lowest temperature that is theoretically possible, at which the motion of particles that constitutes heat would be minimal

• Absolute Zero
• Absolute Value
• Absolute Temperature

the tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature, throughheat transfer

• Thermal Expansion
• Heat Transfer
• Absolute Zero

the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usually one degree)

• Unspecific Heat
• Specific Heat
• Calorimeter

an apparatus for measuring the amount of heat involved in a chemical reaction or other process

• Calorimeter
• Thermometer
• Thermal expansion

the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Thermal insulator

A material that conducts thermal energy well

• Thermal conductor
• Conductor
• Insulator

material of relatively low heat conductivity used to shield a volume against loss or entrance of heat by radiation, convection, or conduction

• Thermal Insulator
• Thermal conductor
• Heat Engine

the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of hea

• Radiation
• Convection
• Conduction