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Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Thermal Expansion

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Defines thermal expansion and elaborates on the concept of linear expansion. Provides the equation for linear expansion and includes an interactive JavaScript form which allows the visitor to investigate the relationship between temperature, the expansion coefficient and the amount of thermal expansion.

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Concepts
energy, energy transfer, expansion, heat, heat transfer, linear, temperature, thermal energy, thermal expansion, thermodynamics
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Additional Tags
bimetallic strip, caloric, expansion coefficient, kinetic theory, kinetic theory of heat, linear expansion, molecular speed, thermal, hyperphysics, kinetic
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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