Heat and Temperature Flashcards
(13 cards)
What are the 2 unreliable/relative ways to determine temperature?
Touch and Sight
Which device is used to accurately measure temperature?
A thermometer
What is the boiling point of water?
100
What is the freezing point of water?
0
What is room temperature?
20-25
What is body temperature?
37
What is absolute zero?
The coldest possible temperature. -273.15
What does heat capacity mean?
Heat capacity is the amount of thermal energy that warms or cools an object by 1°C
What does specific heat capacity mean?
Specific heat capacity is the amount of thermal energy that warms or cools 1 gram of a specific type of particle by 1°C
What is temperature?
The average energy (speed) of the particles in motion in a substance
What is energy?
Energy is the measure of a substance’s ability to do work and cause changes
What is thermal energy?
The energy generated by the movement or vibration of particles; the total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance
What is conduction?
Thermal conduction is the process of transferring thermal energy by the direct collision of the particles
