A | B |
average kinetic energy | temperature |
internal energy of a system | heat |
an instrument to measure heat exchange | calorimeter |
heat + work | enthalpy |
to go from the solid to the liquid phase | melt |
to go from the liquid to the solid phase | freeze |
to go from a liquid to the gas phase | evaporate |
to go from the gas phase to the liquid phase | condense |
a reaction which puts heat out into the environment | exothermic |
a reaction that takes heat into the environment | endothermic |
the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of substance by 1 degree C | specific heat |
amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1 degree C | calorie |
the official system internationale (SI) unit for energy | Joule |
How heat flows | from hot to cold |
absolute zero | O K - the temperature at which all molecular motion stops |