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| a measure of how hot [[or cold]] something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. |
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| the increase in volume of a substance due to an increase in temperature. |
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| the lowest possible temperature [[0 k, -273' C]]. |
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| the transfer of energy between objects that are at different temperatures. |
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| the total energy of the particles that make up an object. |
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| the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another through direct contact; can also occur within a substance. |
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| a substance that conducts thermal energy well. |
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| a substance that does not conduct thermal energy well. |
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| the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or gas. |
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| the transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light && infrared waves. |
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| the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1' C. |
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| the physical forms in which a substance can exist [[solid, liquid, gas, && plasma]]. |
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| the conversion of a substance from one physical form to another. |
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| a substance that reduces the transfer of thermal energy. |
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| a machine that uses heat to do work. |
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| the excessive heating of a body of water. |
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