hw chapter 9 sects 1-6

Coastal areas have more moderate climates than inland area because

WATER HEATS UP VERY FAST IN THE SUN

On a day when the air temperature is -10o C (that is, ten degrees below zero, Celcius), the bottom of a large, frozen lake is most likely

WATER, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW ITS TEMPERATURE

The calorie is a unit of

energy

Heat flows

from an object with a high temperature to an object with a lower temperature.

Compared to a giant iceberg, a cup of coffee has

higher temperature but less thermal energy

The temperature scale whose zero is set at absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature, is the _______________ scale.

kelvin

A thermometer measures

temperature

Bridges are built in sections with small gaps between them in order to

LET THE BRIDGE EXPAND WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD

The temperature of an object is a measure of the

average kinetic energy of the molecules that make it up.

A thermostat uses a bimetal strip as part of a switch to open and close a circuit depending on the temperature. It can do this because the two metals that make up the strip have different

rates of thermal expansion