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Heat & Temperature Review: Topics 1-3. Know these fellas :. Lord Kelvin Anders Celsius James Joule Antoine Lavoisier What did they do?. Air & Liquid Thermometers. Explain and contrast how an air thermometer and a liquid thermometer work. Temperature Scales.
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Know these fellas: • Lord Kelvin • Anders Celsius • James Joule • Antoine Lavoisier • What did they do?
Air & Liquid Thermometers • Explain and contrast how an air thermometer and a liquid thermometer work
Temperature Scales • Name the two temperature scales used today
Which scale is used for scientific measurements, especially those involving gases or very cold temperatures?
Absolute Zero • What does absolute zero represent?
Temperatures • What are the temperatures of… • Comfortable room temperature? • Normal human body temerature?
Calibrating a Thermometer • What are the steps for calibrating a thermometer in degrees Celsius?
Specialized thermometer • Name a specialized thermometer that is discussed in your textbook and explain how it works
Energy • Define it!
Energy descriptions • How are energy descriptions useful to scientists? • What unit is used to measure energy?
Thermal Energy • Explain how a cup of very hot tea can have less thermal energy than a kettle of lukewarm water