| A | B |
|---|
| conduction | transfer of heat through solids |
| convection | transfer of heat in gases and liquids |
| radiation | transfer of heat through a vacumn |
| temperature | a measure of the intensity of heat and cold |
| thermometer | instrument for measuring temperature |
| calorimeter | instrument to determi9ne the amount of heat present in foods |
| thermodynamics | study of realtionship between heat and work |
| cryogenics | study of extremely low temperatures |
| evaporation | slow vaporization |
| boiling | rapid vaproization |
| B.T.U. | English unit for measuring heat |
| calories | metric units for measuring heat |
| degrees | units for measuring temperatures |
| absolute zero | -273 degrees C |
| Celsius | temperature scale used by most scientists |
