All the definitions and such for the Thermodynamics quiz on 2/13/14
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| 1239483532 | 1st Law of Thermodynamics | energy can't be created or destroyed, only changed | 1 | |
| 1239483533 | 2nd Law of Thermodynamics | heat always goes from an area of a higher temperature to an area of a lower temperature. | 2 | |
| 1239483534 | 3rd Law of Thermodynamics | absolute zero | 3 | |
| 1239483535 | 3 ways heat can transfer | Radiation, Convection, Conduction | 4 | |
| 1239483536 | Celsius | the metric system's temperature scale | 5 | |
| 1241694304 | Joule | the unit for work | 6 | |
| 1241694305 | Heat of vaporization | the amount of energy required to change water to water vapor (540 calories) | 7 | |
| 1241694306 | Heat of fusion | the amount of energy required to change ice to water (80 calories) | 8 | |
| 1241694307 | Kinetic energy | energy in motion | 9 | |
| 1241694308 | Newton | unit for force | 10 | |
| 1241694309 | Work | force x distance | 11 | |
| 1241694310 | Exothermic | a reaction that releases or gives off heat (ex: freezing) | 12 | |
| 1241694311 | Endothermic | a reaction that takes in heat (ex: melting) | 13 | |
| 1241694312 | Calorie | a measurement of heat needed to raise the temperature of water 1'C | 14 | |
| 1241694313 | Specific heat | amount of heat required to raise temperature of 1 gram of a substance | 15 | |
| 1241694314 | Heat capacity | how much heat an object can hold before it changes temperature | 16 | |
| 1241694315 | Temperature | a measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance | 17 | |
| 1241694316 | Heat | the form of energy that causes molecular movement; total amount of energy | 18 | |
| 1241694317 | Radiation | Heat transferred from one object through space to another object on infrared rays | 19 | |
| 1241694318 | Conduction | transfer of heat through direct contact | 20 | |
| 1241694319 | Convection | transfer of heat by mass motion of a fluid such as air or water when the heated fluid is caused to move away from the source of heat, carrying energy with it. | 21 | |
| 1241694320 | Thermal Energy | The total potential and kinetic energy related to the motion of all particles. | 22 |
