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Heat Unit E, Chp 2
Vocabulary Lessons 1-2
Question | Answer |
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conduction | the transfer of thermal energy caused by particles of matter bumping into each other |
fuel | a material that can burn |
kinetic energy | energy of motion |
infrared radiation | the bundles of light energy that transfer heat |
temperature | a measure of the average energy of motion of the particles in matter |
heat | the transfer of thermal energy from one piece of matter to another |
energy | the ability to cause a change |
radiation | the bundle of energy that moves through matter and through empty space |
convection | the transfer of thermal energy by particles of a liquid or gas moving from one place to another |
solar energy | the energy given off by the sun |
thermal energy | the energy of the random motion of particles in matter |