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Chapter 10 Phy Sci

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

insulator ? a material that is a poor conductor of energy conductor
 

 2. 

specific heat ? the amount of heat energy transferred as heat that will raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree K.
 

 3. 

98.6 ? the transfer of energy from the particles of one object to those of another object due to the temperature difference between the two objects
 

 4. 

cooling system ? any device or process that rransfers energy to a substance to raise the temperature of the substance
 

 5. 

conductor ? the transfer of heat energy between particles as they collide within a substance or between two objects in contact
 

 6. 

refrigerant ? substance used in cooling systems that transfers large amounts of energy as it changes state
 

 7. 

convection current ? the flow of a fluid due to heated expansion followed by cooling and contraction
 

 8. 

heat ? the transfer of energy from the particles of one object to those of another object due to the temperature difference between the two objects
 

 9. 

radiation ? the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
 

 10. 

absolute zero ? the temperature at which an object's energy is minimal
 

 11. 

thermometer ? the transfer of energy from the particles of one object to those of another object due to the temperature difference between the two objects
 

 12. 

convection ? the transfer of heat energy between particles as they collide within a substance or between two objects in contact
 

 13. 

conduction ? a material through which energy can be easily transferred as heat
 

 14. 

heating system ? any device or process that rransfers energy to a substance to raise the temperature of the substance
 



 
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