Heat and Temperature Definitions
Heat and Temperature Application
Work
Power and Energy
Waves
100

This is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object

temperature

100

As kinetic energy increases, temperature _________.

Increases

100

This is the S/I unit for work

Joule

100

What is the S/I unit for power?

Watts

100

Why do roses look red?

All colors except red are absorbed. Red is reflected.

200

the total energy of particles in a substance (kinetic plus potential)

thermal energy

200

Why do some substances heat up and cool down faster than others?

Different substances have different thermal capacities (specific heat capacity)

200

When is work done?

A force causes an object to move in the same direction as the force

200

How is power calculated?

Work / time

200

This type of wave has the lowest frequency

Radio waves

300

thermal energy transferred from one object to another due to a temperature difference

heat

300

Why is Europe warmer than Canada although at the same latitude?

The gulf stream warms runs north and warms Europe

300
How is work calculated?

force x distance

300
How can power increases when work is done?

Do the work faster

300

These waves have the shortest wavelength

Gamma rays

400

The substances allow heat to travel quickly through the material

Conductor

400

Where are temperatures typically more stable?

On an island or peninsula (near water)
400

When work is done, what is transferred to another object?

energy

400

This is the quantity that measures how much a machine multiplies force.

Mechanical advantage

400

This type of lens bends light inward to a foal point. Beyond that point the image is inverted.

Convex lens

500

The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves

Radiation

500
Give an example of entropy in everyday life.

aging, buildings deteriorating, hot things cool down

500

How much work is done when someone walks 10 miles while holding up a backpack?

0 J

500

On a rollercoaster, this is where the most potential energy is located.

At the top of the highest hill

500

Objects in outer space moving toward the earth look ________.

Blue

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