Thermodynamics Flashcards

All the definitions and such for the Thermodynamics quiz on 2/13/14

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