March Flashcards
Heat engine
A device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy
Liquid
A state of matter that no has a definite shape but has a definite volume
Evaporate
Turn a liquid into a gas
Specific heat
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius
Freezing Point of Water
32 F,
0 C,
273 K
Temperature
A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance.
Radiation
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
Solid
A state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
Gas
A state of matter that no has a definite shape or a definite volume
Boiling point of water
212 F,
100 C,
373 K
Thermal expansion
An increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased
Pressure
The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
Heat
The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures
Viscosity
The friction held between layers of a fluid.
Heat of vaporization
The energy a substance must absorb in order to change from a liquid to a gas