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Module 2: Energy, Heat and Temperature
vocabulary
22
Chemistry
12th Grade
09/23/2011

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Term
The ability to do work (37)
Definition
Energy
Term

The force applied to an object

X

the distance that the object travels

parallel to that force (37)

Definition
Work
Term

Energy that is transferred

as a consequence

of temperature differences (38)

Definition
Heat
Term

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

It can only change form. (40)

Definition
First Law of Thermodynamics
Term
Energy that is stored (40)
Definition
Potential energy
Term
Energy that is in motion (40)
Definition
Kinetic energy
Term
Hypothesis that has been confirmed by experimental data (39)
Definition
Theory
Term
An educated guess that attempts to explain observations  (39)
Definition
Hypothesis
Term
A description of the natural world that has been confirmed by an enormous amount of data (39)
Definition
Scientific law
Term
The metric unit for energy (40)
Definition
Joule
Term
A temperature scale defined so that water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° (41)
Definition
Fahrenheit
Term
A temperature scale defined so that water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° (41)
Definition
Celsius
Term
The absolute temperature scale: It is not possible to reach or go below 0° on this scale.  (41)
Definition
Kelvin
Term

The process of using

certain physical measurements

to define the scale of a measuring device (42)

Definition
Calibration
Term
The amount of heat necessary to warm 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius (48)
Definition
calorie (cal)
Term
4.184 Joules
Definition
1 calorie
Term
1000 chemistry calories (cal)
Definition
1 food calorie (Cal)
Term
The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1° Celsius (49)
Definition
Specific heat
Term

Formula for

specific heat of water (53)

Definition

1.000 X     cal  

           g.0 C

 

or


4.184 X    J  

            g.0 C

 

Term

An experimental process

that measures the heat

released or absorbed

during a chemical or physical change (53)

Definition
Calorimetry
Term

An experimental device

that measures the heat

released or absorbed

during a physical or chemical change (3)

Definition
Calorimeter
Term
Calorimetry equation (54)
Definition
-qobject = qwater + qcalorimeter
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