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