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thermal energy
thermal energy 6th grade vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thermal energy | sum of kinetic energy in all the particles in the substance. |
| Solid liquid gas | States of matter, movement between governed by gaining or losing thermal energy |
| Expand | Increasing the size by heating an object |
| Contract | decreasing the size by heating an object |
| Temprature | A measuare of the average kinetic energy of molecules in a subsance |
| conductor | A substance's that transfers energy easily |
| Insulator | A substance that doesn't transfer energy easily |
| Conduction | heat transfer by molecules |
| Convection | Heat transfer in a glass or liquid. Usually in currents |
| radiation | heat transfer through space or electromagnetic waves |