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Science PS.7 Test
Term/Defintion: Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Thermal Energy
Defintion | Term |
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The expansion of matter when it is heated. | Thermal expansion |
The temperature at which a substance changes a solid to a liquid. | Melting point |
A material that doesn't let the heat travel through it. | Insulator |
A device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy. | Heat engine |
The transfer of heat through waves. | Radiation |
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object. | Temperature |
Total energy of all the particle in a substance of the material. | Thermal energy |
Transfer of heat through liquids and gases. | Convection |
Transfer of heat through direct contact. | Conduction |
No more energy can be removed from matter. | Absolute zero |