Absolute Zero - The lowest temperature that is theoretically possible, at which the motion of particles that constitutes heat would be minimal.
Bimetallic Strip - a temperature-sensitive electrical contact used in some thermostats, consisting of two bands of different metals joined face to face along their lengths. When heated, the metals expand at different rates, causing the strip to bend.
Calorie - either of two units of heat energy.
Celsius Scale - the scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
Fahrenheit Scale - of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions.
Heat - the quality of being hot; high temperature.
Internal Energy - the energy in a system arising from the relative positions and interactions of its parts.
Kelvin Scale - a scale of temperature with absolute zero as zero, and the triple point of water as exactly 273.16 degrees
Kilocalorie - a unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie).
Specific Heat Capacity - the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usually one degree).
Temperature - the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object .
Thermal Contact - the state of two or more objects or substances in contact such that it is possible for heat to flow from one object or substance to another.
Thermal Equilibrium - a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
Thermostat - a device that automatically regulates temperature, or that activates a device when the temperature reaches a certain point.
Bimetallic Strip - a temperature-sensitive electrical contact used in some thermostats, consisting of two bands of different metals joined face to face along their lengths. When heated, the metals expand at different rates, causing the strip to bend.
Calorie - either of two units of heat energy.
Celsius Scale - the scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.
Fahrenheit Scale - of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions.
Heat - the quality of being hot; high temperature.
Internal Energy - the energy in a system arising from the relative positions and interactions of its parts.
Kelvin Scale - a scale of temperature with absolute zero as zero, and the triple point of water as exactly 273.16 degrees
Kilocalorie - a unit of energy of 1,000 calories (equal to 1 large calorie).
Specific Heat Capacity - the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usually one degree).
Temperature - the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object .
Thermal Contact - the state of two or more objects or substances in contact such that it is possible for heat to flow from one object or substance to another.
Thermal Equilibrium - a state in which all parts of a system are at the same temperature
Thermostat - a device that automatically regulates temperature, or that activates a device when the temperature reaches a certain point.