| A | B |
|---|
| calorie | the amount of heat needed to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius |
| specific heat | the amount heat to change 1 gram of a substance's temperature 1 degree Celsius |
| heat of reaction | the amount of heat absorbed or given off by a chemical reaction |
| heat of fusion | heat absorbed by a substance as it melts to a liquid |
| heat of vaporization | heat absorbed by a substances as it changes to a gas |
| heat of formation | heat given off when two substance become a new compound |
| heat of solution | heat given off as a substance dissolves in water |
| endothermic | a process that takes in heat from its surroundings |
| exothermic | a process that gives off heat to its surroundings |
| temperature | average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance |
| law of conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred |
