Important Terms

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Chapter 11 - Thermal Physics

Important Terms

You should be able to write the definition or meaning of each of the following terms:

temperature
thermometer
thermal equilibrium
Celsius Temperature Scale
Fahrenheit temperature scale
absolute zero
Kelvin temperature scale
linear thermal expansion
linear thermal expansion coefficient
heat
heat capacity
specific heat
heat of transformation
heat of fusion
heat of vaporization
conduction
convection
radiation
thermal conductivity
R value

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