What Does a Change in Temperature Indicate?

Vocabulary flashcards based on the textbook section covering temperature, heat energy transfer, and units of measurement.

Temperature

The measure of how hot an object is.

Thermometer

An instrument used to measure temperature accurately.

SI unit of temperature

Kelvin ($\text{K}$).

Degrees Celsius ($^\circ\text{C}$) and degrees Fahrenheit ($^\circ\text{F}$)

The standard units usually used to measure temperature.

Heat energy flow

The transfer of heat energy, which always flows from warmer objects to cooler objects.

Temperature change

An effect that occurs when an object gains or loses heat energy, continuing until objects reach the same temperature.

Sense of touch

A method of judging how hot or cold an object is that differs from person to person and is not accurate for measuring temperature.