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Calorie
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A unit used to measure heat
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Calorimeter
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Tool used to measure heat
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Conduction
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Transfer of thermal energy through direct contact
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Conductor
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Something that allows heat to flow easily
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Convection
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Heat transfer when particles of a fluid are moved from one place to another
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Heat
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The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a temperature difference.
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Heat of fusion
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Amount of heat needed to melt one gram of a substance
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Heat of vaporization
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Amount of heat needed to vaporize one gram of a substance
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Insulator
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Substances that do not allow heat to flow easily
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Radiation
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The transfer of thermal energy by waves moving through space
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Specific heat
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The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius
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Temperature
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Measure of the average kinetic energy in a substance
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Thermal expansion
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An increase in volume due to an increase in temperature
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