Nursing Schools

Thermal Equilibrium
A State In Which Two Objects In Contact Have The Same Temperature And No Net Heat Flow Occurs.

Thermal Conductivity
A Measure Of How Well A Material Transfers Heat Through Conduction.

Condensation
A Phase Change In Which A Gas Becomes A Liquid, Releasing Heat.

Evaporation
A Phase Change In Which A Liquid Becomes A Gas At The Surface, Requiring Heat Input.

Latent Heat
The Heat Required For A Phase Change Without A Change In Temperature.

Phase Change
A Transition Between States Of Matter Such As Melting Or Boiling, Involving Absorption Or Release Of Heat.

Absolute Zero
The Lowest Possible Temperature, At Which Particles Have Minimum Thermal Energy, Central To The Third Law Of Thermodynamics.

Thermal Expansion
The Increase In Size Of A Material As Its Temperature Rises, Related To Particle Motion In Thermodynamics.

Radiation
The Transfer Of Energy Through Electromagnetic Waves.

Convection
The Transfer Of Heat Through The Movement Of Fluids.