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8th Grade
01/31/2012

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Temperature
Definition
The measure of how fast the particles move
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Heat
Definition
Thermal energy
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Farenheit Scale
Definition
the avergage american scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees snd boils at 112
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Celsius Scale
Definition
the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees celcius and boils at 100
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Kelvin Scale
Definition
the temperature scale at which zero is the temp. at which no more energy can be removed from matter
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Absolute Zero
Definition
the temp. at which no more energy can be removed from matter (-217)
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Specific heat
Definition
the amount of heat required to raise the temp. from 1 kilogram to 1 killo
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Conduction
Definition
the transfer of HEAT one particle of matter to another
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Convection
Definition
the transfer of heat by the movement of currents in a fluid
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Convection currents
Definition
a current  caused by the rising of heat and the falling of cold air taking it's place
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