Fundamental Forces
Motion in a circle centered on a point outside of the object
Circular motion
The energy of motion
Kinetic Energy
The process in which heat is transferred by direct contact
Conduction
A device that automatically regulates temperature
Thermostat
The most important component of a heat pump
Refrigerant
Potential energy caused by two stationary charged objects
Electric potential energy
The ability to do work
Energy
A device with a double-walled container and insulating stopper to keep liquefied gases cold
Dewar flask
The amount of disorder in a system
Entropy
Liquids that evaporate quickly are considered ______
Volatile
Gravitational Force
Radiant energy
The transfer of thermal energy without matter
Radiation
A device designed to measure the change in heat in physical and chemical changes
Calorimeter
The temperature at which the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure is the ______ point
boiling
The fundamental force that binds the subatomic particles in the nucleus together
Strong nuclear force
The equation for gravitational potential energy
PE=mgh
The general term for any transfer of thermal energy
Heat
The amount of heat needed to change an object's temperature by a certain amount
Heat capacity
Because it does not cause a change in temperature, heat of vaporization is an example of this kind of heat
Latent
Potential Energy caused by restorative forces
Elastic potential energy
The factors that affect an object's rotational kinetic energy are mass, rotational speed, size, and _______
Shape
The amount of heat needed to cause a unit rise in temperature of a unit mass of a substance
A theoretical device that would generate the maximum possible amount of work from a given amount of heat
Carnot Engine
The heat required to change a given mass of a solid into a liquid without changing its temperature is heat of _______
Fusion