Properties of Water- Thermal definitions Flashcards

Thermal properties refer to how a substance absorbs, stores, and transfers heat, including specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and thermal expansion.

Energy possessed by an object due to its motion, directly proportional to the mass and the square of its velocity.

The average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance, indicating how fast they are moving on average.

The total kinetic energy of all molecules in a substance, transferred as heat, dependent on both temperature and volume.

The transfer of thermal energy from one body or system to another due to a temperature difference.

The heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius, crucial for regulating environmental temperatures.

A temperature scale where 0° is the freezing point and 100° is the boiling point of water at sea level, used to measure the average kinetic energy of molecules.