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Science Grade 8
Heat and Thermal Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the amount of potential and kinetic energy in matter | thermal energy |
| stored energy | potential energy |
| energy in motion | kinetic energy |
| the transfer of thermal energy from a warm object to a cool object | heat |
| the transfer of thermal energy due to direct contact | conduction |
| conduction | burning your hand on a stove |
| a material that thermal energy moves quickly through | conductor |
| conductors | most metals |
| conductors | silver, copper, gold |
| a material that thermal energy moves slowly through | insulators |
| insulator | wood |
| glass | insulator |
| the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another | convection |
| convection | boiling water |
| the transfer of thermal energy form one object to another through matter or space, by electromagnetic waves | radiation |
| radiation | the sun heating the earth |
| heat transfer from direct contact | conduction |
| heat transfer due to movement | convection |
| heat transfer from indirect contact | radiation |
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