the warmer an object is, the greater its

thermal energy is the result of particles having

when the piston of a tire pump is pushed down and air inside is compressed, the inside air

the concept defined in terms of kinetic energy per molecule is

temperature is generally proportional to a substance's

whether one object is warmer than another relates most directly to

the temperature of absolute zero is

water changes from a liquid to a solid at a temperature of

water turns to steam at a temperature of

as a gas initially at 0 C is cooled at a constant volume, what quantity decreases by 1/273 for each degree cooled

as a gas initially at 0 C is cooled at a fixed volume, what quantity decreases by 1/273 for each degree cooled

which of these temperature could result from mixing a container of water at 20 C with one at 24C

water normally boils at a temperature of

heat is simply another word for

when heat is added to a bucket of 20 C water, there is an increase in

the amount of heat transferred to a system can be measured in

if something is cold, it has decreased

matter does NOT contain

the amount of heat needed to raise the temp of 1 gram of water by 1 C is

which of these is the largest amount of energy

water has a high specific heat capacity, which means that water

when a particular substance is said to have a low specific heat capacity, it means that the substance

hot sand cools off faster at night than plants and vegetation. this indicated that the specific heat capacity for sand is

if a certain material heats up quickly and cools down quickly, the material likely has

relative to most liquids, when temp changes, water absorbs or releases

climate temp extremes for land masses surrounded by water are normally

when the temp of a strip of iron is increased, the strip

a bimetallic strip used in thermostats relies on the fact that different metals have different

if you increase the temp of a metal ring, the diameter of the hole in the ring

water at room temp

the density of water at 4 degrees C will slightly decrease when it is

thermal conduction mostly involves the motion of

when your foot stands on a tile floor, thermal energy

when author John walks barefoot across hot wooden coals, he is relying on wood's

thermal convection is linked mostly to

warmed air tends to rise due to

when air rapidly expands, its temp normally

which of the following emit radiant energy

heat comes from the sun to earth by the process of

radiant energy emitted by earth has the name

energy radiated by a hot object is carried in

a low temp source radiates relatively

the relation f-t tells us that high temp sources emit electromagnetic waves of

a high temp source radiates relatively

all surfaces that absorb radiant energy

the pupil of your eye is black because light that enters your eye

when a solid is changed to a liquid phase, the solid

when a liquid is changed to a gas, the liquid

when a gas turns to a liquid, the gas

according to the first law of thermodynamics,

the Fahrenheit temp scale is defined by which of the following temps

a cold blooded reptile basks on a warm rock in the sun. its body is warmed by

an internal combustion engine uses what kind of energy to do work

temp is a measure of the avg _____ energy of an objects particles

which of the following is the name of a temp scale

convert 75 C to F

the temp at which all molecular motion stops is

convert 500 F to C

when one feels a warm oven, the sensation of warmth is the result of

convert 300 K to the Celsius scale

convert 458 K to the equivalent F temp

the energy transferred between objects with different temps is

which of the following temps is impossible to measure

____ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temp

calculate the energy transferred when raising the temp of 16 kg of water by 3 C (c=4,186 J/kg x K)

____ does not involve the movement of matter

calculate the specific heat for a 20g piece of metal if 30 J of energy is required to raise its temp by 12.5 K

heat always moves from an object of ___ temp to an object of ___ temp

a drill bit will get hot after extended use. this is bc of

solar panels gather ___ energy from the sun

when energy is transformed, the amount of usable energy

a solar heating system that utilizes an electric fan to move warm air throughout a home is called a ____ system

which item below contains insulation material

evaporation causes a ___ effect

heat engines use ___ to convert potential chemical energy and internal kinetic energy into mechanical

an engine transforms chemical energy of a fuel into work done by

the total amount of energy (both usable and unusable) in any process

what is 37.0 C on the F scale

as the kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the

the transfer of energy as heat caused by the collision of molecules called

in an air conditioner, a substance that easily evaporate and condenses is used to transfer energy from a room to the air outside. when the substance evaporates,

the temp of a substance increases by 3 K when 1,635 J is added to a 2kg quantity of the substance. what is the specific heat of the substance

the temp of 1.5 kg of ethanol is 37 C. what will the final temp be if 80,000 J of energy as heat is added to the ethanol

energy from the sun reaches earth by

convection currents rise in air because

what is -175 C on the Kelvin scale

temp is

the transfer of energy by the movement of fluids or gases with different temps is called

which method of energy transfer does not involve movement of matter

which of the following substances is the best conductor of transferring energy as heat

10.0 kg of a substance underwent a 3.0 K change in temp when 11,500 J of energy as heat was added to the substance. What is the substance

which of the following statements is true

how much heat energy will cause the temp of 7.0 kg of iron to increase its temp by 15K? the specific heat of iron is 449 J/kg x K

an increase in temp of 1 C and 1 F are the same, but in different units

an iceberg contains more thermal energy than a cup of hot tea

doubling temp means doubling thermal energy on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales

adding the same amount of heat to a cup of water and a cup of olive oil will produce different increases of temp

large land masses surrounded by water usually have less temp extremes in their climates

a watermelon will stay cool for a longer time than sandwiches in the same cooler box due to the high specific heat of water in the melon

without exception, all substances expand when their temps are raised

when a metal ring is heated, its hole becomes larger

when 4 C water is either heated or cooled a bit, the water expands

both the tile floor and a rug in a room are normally the same temp

all substances continually absorb and emit electromagnetic energy

whenever a substance changes phase from solid to liquid, it is a net emitter of energy

a material that is a poor conductor of energy

characteristic physical property of a substance, denoted by the letter c

the transfer of energy as heat through a material

energy transferred through electromagnetic waves

a material through which energy is easily conducted

the movement of fluids due to density differences caused by temp variations