Heat transfer vocab Word Scramble
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Kinetic theory of matter | A theory stating that all matter is made of particles in motion |
Temperature | A measure of the average amount of kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
Degree | Evenly divided units of a temperature scale |
Thermometer | A device for measuring temperature |
Heat | The flow of energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature |
Thermal energy | The energy an object has due to the motion of its particles; the total amount of kinetic energy of particles in an object |
Calorie | The amount of energy needed to increase the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius |
Joule | A unit used to measure energy and work |
Specific heat | The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius |
Conductor | A material that transfers energy easily |
Conduction | The process by which energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object by means of physical contact; heat transfer through touch |
Insulator | A material that does not transfer energy easily |
Convection | A process by which energy is transferred in gases and liquids, occurring when a warmer, less dense area of gas or liquid is pushed up by a cooler, more dense area of the gas or liquid |
Radiation | Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves; heat transfer through space |
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