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- based on the boiling and freezing points of water
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- heat that occurs when the particles of a substance bump into each other
- usually occurs in solids |
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- heat that occurs when the particles of a substance carry thermal energy as they move from one place to another in a circular motion
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- heat that occurs when there are no particles to carry the energy
- can travel through space from the sun to the earth |
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| any substance that releases energy when it burns |
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| the speed of particles increases ... |
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| as the temperature of the substance increases |
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| when heated, most substances ____ |
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| from warmer objects to cooler objects |
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| higher speed of particles |
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| how a metal spoon in a cup of hot coffee is heated |
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| occurs when particles in a substance move faster and occupy a larger space without changing to another state of matter |
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| the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius |
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| the energy that an object has because of its motion |
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| the energy that an object or substance has because of its position or condition |
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| the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance |
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| the scientific instrument used to measure temperature |
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| when the temperature of a substance decreases |
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| the speed of its particles decreases |
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| the amount of thermal energy in a substance depends on ____ |
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| the temperature and mass of that substance |
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the total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
depends on the temperature and mass of the substance |
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| the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another |
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