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5th grade
Vocabulary about THERMAL ENERGY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heat transfer | heat moving from a warmer object to a cooler object |
| temperature | a measurement of how hot or cold something is |
| dense | closely compacted together |
| conduction | the transfer of heat between two objects that touch |
| convection | the transfer of heat by movement of molecules in a liquid or gas in which warmer molecules rise and cooler molecules sink |
| radiation | the transfer of heat by rays or waves |
| conductor | a material that heat moves through easily |
| insulator | a material that limits how much heat can go through it |