| A | B |
| calorimeter | A device used to measure heat changes |
| conduction | Transfer of heat energy through collisions that occur between particles |
| convection | Transfer of heat by the movement of large numbers of particles from one place to another |
| energy | The capacity to do work |
| heat | The total internal energy of a substance |
| heat of fusion | The energy needed to change a solid into a liquid |
| heat of vaporization | The energy needed to change a liquid to a gas |
| insulation | Any substance that slows or controls the movement of heat energy |
| joule | The metric unit used to measure work and energy |
| radiation | The transfer of energy such as heat without the presence of matter. |
| refrigeration | The process of removing heat energy from a substance |
| specific heat | The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of a substance 1 degree C |
| temperature | The average kinetic energy of particles of a substance |