Bill RobertsonJune 14, 2006.ppt

Temperature is a measure of… The total amount of energy in an object The total amount of thermal energy in an object How much heat something gives off How fast the molecules in an object are moving Heat is… Energy given off or absorbed by an object A measure of the motion of the molecules in an object The total amount of molecular energy in an object How do we measure temperature? Think about using a thermometer How does the thermometer know how hot the substance is? Temperature is a measure of… The total amount of energy in an object The total amount of thermal energy in an object How much heat something gives off How fast the molecules in an object are moving Heat is… Energy given off or absorbed by an object A measure of the motion of the molecules in an object The total amount of molecular energy in an object What’s the explanation? When you heat air molecules, they need more room. Therefore, they push up on the coin to get more room. When you heat air molecules, they are farther apart on average, so naturally they push the coin up. Heating air molecules causes the air to expand, so the coin has to lift up. Heating air molecules makes them move faster and push harder, so the coin moves up. The Kinetic Theory of Gases Gas molecules move in a straight line at a constant speed until they collide with another molecule or with a wall. Molecules bounce off one another or off a wall as if they are billiard balls. When you heat gas molecules, they move faster. When you cool gas molecules, they move slower. Are these people being hot or cold gas molecules? Gas molecules do not need any more space when you heat them, nor do they need any less space when you cool them. What’s the explanation? When you heat air molecules, they need more room. Therefore, they push up on the coin to get more room. When you heat air molecules, they are farther apart on average, so naturally they push the coin up. Heating air molecules causes the air to expand, so the coin