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What is the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy?
What is the branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy?
- Biology
- Geology
- Physics (correct)
- Chemistry
What is the measure of the internal energy of the molecules that make up a substance?
What is the measure of the internal energy of the molecules that make up a substance?
- Temperature
- Heat (correct)
- Pressure
- Volume
What is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance?
What is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance?
- Pressure
- Temperature (correct)
- Heat
- Volume
What is the most fundamental thermodynamic quantity?
What is the most fundamental thermodynamic quantity?
Which quantities describe a system as a body according to the text?
Which quantities describe a system as a body according to the text?
What happens when two bodies with different temperatures contact each other but are isolated?
What happens when two bodies with different temperatures contact each other but are isolated?
What is the microscopic interpretation of temperature?
What is the microscopic interpretation of temperature?
What is the situation called when a system's state variables do not change over time and have the same value everywhere?
What is the situation called when a system's state variables do not change over time and have the same value everywhere?
What happens to the electrical resistance of a heated wire?
What happens to the electrical resistance of a heated wire?
According to the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics, what is in balance if two separate objects are in thermal equilibrium with a third object?
According to the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics, what is in balance if two separate objects are in thermal equilibrium with a third object?
What is the instrument used to measure temperature?
What is the instrument used to measure temperature?
What is a measure of the nature and properties of matter and energy?
What is a measure of the nature and properties of matter and energy?
Why is mercury no longer used in most thermometers?
Why is mercury no longer used in most thermometers?
What happens to the pressure of a heated gas?
What happens to the pressure of a heated gas?
What happens to the volume of a heated piece of iron?
What happens to the volume of a heated piece of iron?
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What is Physics?
What is Physics?
The branch of science studying matter, energy, and their interactions.
What is Heat?
What is Heat?
A measure of the internal energy of a substance's molecules.
What is Temperature?
What is Temperature?
The average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance.
What is Temperature?
What is Temperature?
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System-Describing Quantities
System-Describing Quantities
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Temperature Equalization
Temperature Equalization
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Temperature (Microscopic)
Temperature (Microscopic)
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Thermal Equilibrium
Thermal Equilibrium
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Heated Wire Resistance
Heated Wire Resistance
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Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
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What is a Thermometer?
What is a Thermometer?
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What is Physics?
What is Physics?
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Why no Mercury?
Why no Mercury?
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Heated Gas Pressure
Heated Gas Pressure
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Heated Iron Volume
Heated Iron Volume
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