Chapter Objectives:

• Define temperature in terms of KE and describe the common temperature scales.
• Define heat.
• Define thermal equilibrium.
• Distinguish between internal energy and heat.
• Describe how the quantity of heat that enters or leaves a substance is measured.
• Compare the specific heat capacities of different substances.
• Describe how water's high specific heat capacity affects climate.
• Give examples and applications of thermal expansion of solids.
• Describe the behavior of water as it is heated from 0^oC to 15^oC.
  
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Chapter Terms:

• temperature
• absolute zero
• heat
• internal energy
• specific heat capacity

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Chapter Outline Framework:

• Temperature
• Heat
• Specific Heat Capacity
• Thermal Expansion
  • Expansion of Water

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