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Thermal Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conduction | transfers heat by a direct contact; occurs when the particles in a material collide with neighboring particles. |
| conductor | is a material that is easily transfers heat. |
| convection | this transfers of thermal energy by the movement of the molecules from one part of a material to another |
| heat | is thermal energy that is transferred from one object to another when the objects are at different temperatures. |
| heat engine | is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy. |
| internal combustion engine | the fuel that burns in a combustion chamber inside the engine. |
| radiation | occurs when energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves |
| specific heat | substance is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of substance by 1 degrees Celsius |
| temperature | is measure of average value of the kinetic energy in the molecules in random motion |
| thermal energy | the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all molecules in an object |
| thermal pollution | the increasing temperature of a body of water caused by adding warmer water |
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