A | B |
100 degrees Celsius | Boiling point of water |
Heat | Flow of thermal energy from one object to another |
Celsius | temperature scale used by most of the Earth's citizens |
Temperature | measure of average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance |
98 degrees Fahrenheit | Normal body temperature |
Thermal Energy | total kinetic energy of all of a material's molecules |
convection | heat transfer resulting from actual motion of a fluid in the form of currents |
conduction | heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter |
radiation | heat transfer by electromagnetic waves |
thermometer | instrument that measures the average kinetic energy of molecules |
not a good insulator | copper wire |
Which has more thermal energy? Hot cup of coffee or big iceberg? | Big Iceberg |
One liter of 30 degree water mixes with one liter of 60 degree water. What is the final temperature of the mixture? | 45 degrees |
type of heat transfer that does not need matter | radiation |
good emitter of radiation | good absorber |
specific heat | causes difference in how temperature changes a substance |
How does thermal energy flow? | From areas of hot to areas of cold |