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vocab.
science vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | The ability to cause change. |
| kinetic energy | Energy of motion. |
| thermal energy | The energy of the random motion of particles in matter. |
| 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. |
| conduction | The transfer of thermal energy caused by particles of matter bumping into each other. |
| convection | The transfer of thermal energy by particles of a liquid or gas moving from one place to another. |
| radiation | The bundles of energy that move through matter and through empty space. |
| infrared radiation | The bundles of light energy that transfer heat. |
| fuel | A material that can burn. |
| solar energy | The energy given of by the sun. |