CHAPTER 4 VOCABULARY QUIZ

any physical substance with no definite shape or volume, which expands to fill its contianer

Physical substance that keeps shape and volume even when not contained.

the ability to effect a change in matter

energy doing work.

also thought of as stored energy

named after a German scientist, and is used in the us customary system of measurement

energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but it can be changed from one form to another

The building blocks of the universe

The amount heat required to raise 1 lb. of water 1 deg. F

flow of heat through a material due to molecular vibrations in the material.

Quantity of heat equal to 100,000 Btu

amount of heat required to melt a 2,000 lbs of ice in one hour.

heat that causes a change in temperature of a substance

heat that brings about a change of state with no change in temperature

movement of heat from one place to another by way of a liquid or gas

measure of heat intensity or heat level of a substance.

any substance that has no definite shape, but definite volume

Transfer of heat by heat rays.

Absence of heat, the result of the removal of heat.

Temperature of the air surrounding an object.

Energy in motion.

a form of energy that results in the motion of atoms