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| An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure. |
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| The earth exerts a weight or pressure of 14.696 psi at sea level. |
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| C-shaped tube manufactured of tin metal and closed on one end; when pressure is increased inside, it tends to straighten. |
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| BTU(British Thermal Unit) |
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| The amount of heat required to raise one pound of water 1 degree fahrenheit. |
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| A gauge used to measure the pressure above and below the atmosphere's standard pressure. |
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| Heat transfer from one molecule to another within a substance or from one substance to another. |
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| Heat transfer from one place to another using a fluid. |
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| Heat that passes through air, heating solid objects that in turn heat the surrounding area |
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| Energy in the form of molecules in motion. |
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| Travels from hot to cold. |
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| Heat energy absorbed or rejected when a substance is changing state and there is no change in temperature. |
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| Heat that causes a change in temperature. |
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| The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of a substance one degree fahrenheit. |
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| A description of the level of heat. |
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| The volume of a gas varies inversely with the absolute pressure, provided the temperature remains constant. |
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| Energy is neither created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to another. |
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| The weight per unit volume of a substance |
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| The capacity for doing work |
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| The equivalent of lifting 33,000 lb to a height of 1 ft in 1 min, or some combination totaling the same. |
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| Matter held together to the extent that it is considered one body |
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| Takes up space, has mass, and can be in the form of a solid, a liquid, or a gas. |
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| The rate at which work is done. |
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| The term used to compare the density of various substances. |
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| The amount of space a pound of vapor or gas will occupy. |
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| Measurement of electrical power. |
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| The amount of force necessary to move an object; calculated as Force x Distance. |
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