Temperature
Temperature is
Measure of hotness or coldness expressed in degrees Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin?
Thermal energy is
Energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature. Heat is the flow of thermal Grammar energy?
Glacier is
Slow-moving mass/river made of ice formed by build-up of snow on mountains or near the poles?
An alloy is
Mixture of two or more metals?
The definition of insulation
What is preventing heat transfer from one object to another.
An area that is significantly warmer than its surroundings
What is a Heat Island
The trapping of the sun’s warmth in the atmosphere.
What is Greenhouse Effect?
Fluid moving in a specific direction.
What is Current?
A device that generates photovoltaic power called a __________________.
What is Solar Panel?
Double walls provide more or less insulation when compared to a triple wall
What is less?
0 degrees Celsius -> ___ Kelvin
What is 273.15?
Reflection is
Light striking and bouncing off of a surface?
Currents that travel around in circular paths
The ________________________ derives its name from a man-made structure that traps heat and light to grow plants all year long.
What is Greenhouse?
The insulative layer found in marine mammals and penguins.
What is blubber?
48 degrees Celsius -> ___ degrees Fahrenheit
What is 118.4?
Absorption is
Light striking and entering into an object/surface?
A _____________________ system is marked by the movement of energy in and out of the system, but not matter.
What is Closed?
This is a natural material harvested from geese that we can use to create insulated jackets and fluffy pillows.
What is down?
This is the structure created using snow that helps to provide insulation when assembled correctly.
What is igloo?
2 of the 3 temperature scales, ______________ and _______________, place the boiling and freezing points of water exactly 100 degrees apart.
What is Celsius and Kelvin?
Electromagnetic wavelengths that are longer than red light on the visible spectrum and are emitted by hot objects.
What is Infrared?
The Biosphere II was an effort to mimic the Earth's own biosphere, both of which are _____________________.
What are Closed Systems?
This is why metal feels colder than wood kept in the same room.
What is metal is a superior conductor and your brain detects the heat going out from your hand?
This is the number we give to describe the effectiveness of our insulation.
What is R-value?