Chapter 8

A measure of how hot or cold something is.

• temperature

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

• heat

the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object

• temperature

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

• heat

The temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter

• temperature

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

• heat

The temperature scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees

• Fahrenheit scale

• Celsius scale

• Kelvin scale

• Adams Scale

The temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

• Fahrenheit scale

• Celsius scale

• Kelvin scale

• Adams Scale

The temperature scale on which zero is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter- scientist use this scale

• Fahrenheit scale

• Celsius scale

• Kelvin scale

• Adams Scale

a type of heat transfer that occurs only in fluids, such as water and air

• convection current

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

A flow that creates a circular motion

• convection current

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• convection current

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

transfers heat from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects

• convection current

• convection

• radiation

• conduction