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Science ch.9
Chapter 9 vocab./terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work |
| kinetic energy | the energy of a moving object |
| potential energy | the energy stored in an object |
| conduction | the transfer of thermal energy between two substances that are touching or between two parts of the same substance |
| conductor | a material that easily trasfers theremal energy or electricity |
| convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the flow of liquids or gases |
| heat | the transfer of thermal energy from warmer areas to cooler areas |
| insulator | a material that does not easily transfer thermal energy or electricity |
| radiation | the transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetci waves |
| temperature | the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance |
| thermal energy | the total kinetic energy of the particles of a substance |