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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Thermodynamics: Glossary

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 15: Thermodynamics from the AP Physics online text.
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Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Thermochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This chemistry e-textbook provides students with AP-level reading and practice material on thermochemistry.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core chemistry concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physics: Thermal Properties Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A study guide for concepts related to thermal energy.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Endothermic vs. Exothermic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the differences between endothermic and exothermic reactions and the role thermodynamic potentials play in them. Examples from nature are also provided.
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MadSci Network

The Mad Scientist Network/is 0 K Absolute Zero?

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a question and answer format, this page explains what is meant by the term "absolute zero." The basis for the Kelvin temperature scale is described. And the relationship between heat or energy and temperature is discussed.
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Victorian Web

Victorian Web: Conservation of Energy and Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is about the trace of the evolution of historical ideas concerning energy conservation and the laws of thermodynamics.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Rudolf Clausius

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides brief biographical information on German physicist and mathematician Rudolf Clausius including an image, hyperlinked terms, and external links.
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Other

Web Dictionary of Cybernetics:thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of thermodynamics and its laws from the Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems. Part of an online dictionary of scientific terms. Includes hypertext links to other definitions are provided.
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Physics4kids

Physics 4 Kids: Heat and Thermal Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
When scientists originally studied thermodynamics, they were really studying heat and thermal energy. Heat can do anything: move from one area to another, get atoms excited, and even increase energy. Did we say energy? That's what heat...
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Other

Laws of Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
A page from the Fundamentals of Physical Geography site. Identifies, describes and elaborates upon the first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics.
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Physics4kids

Physics4 Kids: Thermodynamics and Heat: Second Law of Thermodynamics

For Students 6th - 8th
Explains the second law of thermodynamics.
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Other

Nmsea: Electrolysis: Obtaining Hydrogen From Water

For Students 9th - 10th
The New Mexico Solar Energy Association provides an article entitled, "Electrolysis: obtaining hydrogen from water - the basis for a solar-hydrogen economy". The article is medium size in length with pictures and charts throughout to help.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

Equations for Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive list of equations and formulas which are commonly used in thermal physics (including equations for triple point). Equations are organized according to category. Meaning of the symbols is clearly stated.

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