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MFE 6.1 and 6.2
Question | Answer |
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Radiation | the transfer of heat through empty space, such as from a campfire that you hold your hands near |
Conduction | The transfer of heat from one particle touching the next particle |
Convection | The transfer of heat by convection currents within a fluid |
Absolute Zero | a material that transfers heat or electricity |
Thermal energy | The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called |
Temperature | The average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. |
Kelvin | The scale scientists use. 0 is the lowest measure on this scale; there are no negative temperatures. |
Celsius | The rest of the world's scale (metric) |
Fahrenheit | USA's scale. |
Water's freezing point on the Fahrenheit scale | 32 degrees |
Water's boiling point on the Fahrenheit scale | 212 degrees |
Water's freezing point on the Celsius scale | 0 degrees |
Water's boiling point on the Celsius scale | 100 degrees |
Water boiling on a stove | An example of convection |
A pool that is heated by a solar blanket | An example of radiation |
The metal handle of a spoon gets hot when left in a pot of hot soup. | An example of conduction |