CookBiology - Physical Science Unit 5

4. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance
6. a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value.
7. a substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat, electricity, or sound.
8. a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure
9. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink
11. a device that absorbs thermal energy and moves it ouside the object; refrigerator, air conditioner, heat pump. (2 words)
12. a form of energy arising from the random motion of particles.
13. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles
14. the amount of heat per unit mass required to raise the temperature by one degree Celsius. (2 words)
15. energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy. (2 words)

1. any of various devices for the absorption of solar radiation for the heating of water or buildings or the production of electricity. (2 words)
2. the act of burning
3. an engine that generates motive power by the burning of gasoline, oil, or other fuel with air inside the engine. (2 words)
5. the energy that is generated and measured by heat. (2 words)
10. a device for producing motive power from heat, such as a gasoline engine or steam engine. (2 words)