Particles, Mass, and such
Heat
Motion
Energy
Bunch O' Stuff
100

Extremely small particle that makes up matter

Atom

100

Device designed to measure the change in heat in physical and chemical changes

Calorimeter

100

The force that propels an airplane forward

Thrust

100

The SI unit of energy

joule

100

A gas changing into a liquid

Condensation

200

Theory that explains that molecules of an object move faster as the object is heated

Kinetic theory of matter

200

General term for any transfer of thermal energy

Heat

200

The energy of motion

Kinetic energy

200

The ability to do work

Energy

200

A solid changing into a liquid

Melting

300

The amount of space matter takes up

Volume

300

Three factors that affect thermal energy are mass, state of matter, and this

Temperature

300

This form of motion involves a change in an object's position

Translational motion

300

The energy of visible light

Radiant energy

300

The idea that lateral pressure of a moving fluid decreases as the fluid's speed increases is

Bernoulli's principle

400

The SI unit of mass

Kilogram

400

Amount of heat needed to cause a unit rise in temperature of a unit mass of a substance

Specific heat

400

Motion in a circle centered on a point outside the object

Circular motion

400

Transfer of thermal energy without matter

Radiation

400

Law that states that energy gained (or lost) by a system is equal to the energy lost (or gained) by its surroundings

First law of thermodynamics

500

The density of an object with a mass of 27 grams and a volume of 9 cm3

3 g/cm3

500

The amount of heat needed to change an object's temperature by a certain amount

Heat capacity

500

The factors that affect an object's rotational kinetic energy are mass, rotational speed, size, and this

Shape

500

The equation for gravatational potential energy

PE = mgh

500

Temperature at which the vapor pressure equals atmospheric pressure is the ________ point

Boiling

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