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This site from the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research provides a lengthy page covering numerous topics including the difference between heat and temperature, the use of different temperature scales, thermal expansion, how a thermometer works, different types of thermometers, caloric vs. kinetic theory of heat, radiation, convection, conduction, thermal radiation and the electromagnetic spectrum, the Boltzmann energy distribution curve, and basic thermodynamic laws.
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Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
- The intended use for this resource is Instructional
- This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information