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Heat Unit E, Chp 2
Vocabulary Lessons 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |