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heat capacity

The heat required to raise the temperature of a body by one degree is called ? .

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calorie

The heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree is one ? .

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heat of fusion

The amount of heat that must be supplied to melt a unit mass of a substance at its melting point is called the substance's ? .

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two times

For a given solid, the coefficient of area expansion is ? the coefficient of linear expansion.

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zeroth

The ? law of thermodynamics is our basis for measuring temperature.

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condensation

Which process occurs when a substance goes from the gaseous to the liquid state?

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heat flow

What is defined as the amount of heat transferred from one end of a solid to the other per unit of time?

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radiation

Which method of heat transfer does not require a medium?

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conduction

Which method of heat transfer occurs due to direct contact?

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vacuum

What is the best thermal insulator?

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BTU

The unit of heat in the U.S. customary system is called the ? .

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thermometry

The process of measuring temperature is called ? .

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temperature

At the boiling or melting point of a substance, a substance can absorb or give off heat respectively without changing its ? .

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heat

The transfer of thermal energy caused by a difference between the initial internal energies of two bodies is called ? .

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4.184 Joules

One calorie is approximately ? joules.

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thermodynamics

The study of the relationship between heat and work is called ? .

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isolated

A system sealed off from any energy exchange with its surroundings is called a(n) ? system.

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adiabatic

A process in which no heat enters or leaves a system while the system's internal energy changes is called a(n) ? process.

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work

A transfer of energy caused by a force operating over a distance is called ? .

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isothermal

A(n) ? process absorbs or releases heat without changing the temperature of the system.

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irreversible

A(n) ? process has occurred when both the initial and final equilibrium states of the system are known, but the path the system took is not known.

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entropy

The concept of ? results from the second law of thermodynamics.

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triple point

The point at which a substance can exist in all three states of matter at the same time

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Internal energy

The ________________ of a system may be defined as the total molecular energy content of a physical system.

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endothermic

When a substance melts, it undergoes an __________ process.

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convection

The transfer of heat by moving material is called _______________.

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thermal

The ability of a material to conduct heat is called the material's ____________ conductivity.

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calorimetry

The science of _____________ uses a calorimeter to measure the equilibrium temperature of a mixture.

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Kelvin

Zero __________ is the lowest theoretically attainable temperature.

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greater

In an isolated system, the direction of spontaneous change is always toward __________ entropy.

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one thousand

One kilocalorie equals _____________ calorie(s)

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Caloric

_____________ was an imaginary liquid used to explain how heat transferred from one body to another.

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specific heat

The heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass by one degree is called ___________________

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Heat

__________________ flows spontaneously from hot to cold objects.

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mechanical equivalent

The amount of work equal to a unit of heat is called the ___________________________________ of heat.

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Internal Energy = Q - W

The First Law of Thermodynamics

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PV = nRT

Which equation represents the ideal gas law?

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Change in S = Q/T

Change of entropy in a system

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When no heat is exchanged between the two bodies

When is any system of bodies at thermal equilibrium?

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