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MR V PS UNIT 6
THERMAL ENERGY
Term | Definition |
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THERMAL ENERGY | THE TOTAL KINETIC AND PPOTENTIAL ENERGY OF ALL THE PARTICLES 0F AN OBJECT |
HEAT | THE TRANFER OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM A WARMER OBJECT TO A COOLER OBJECT |
TEMPERATURE | HOW HOT OR COLD SOMETHING IS, A MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE ENERGY OF MOTION OF THE PARTICLES OF A SUBSTANCE ;THE MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES OF A SUBSTANCE. |
CONDUCTION | THE TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM ONE PARTICLE OF MATTER TO ANOTHER . |
CONVECTION | THE TRANSFER OF THERMAL ENERGY BY THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID. |
CONVECTION CURRENT | THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID, CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERATURE, THAT TRANSFERS HEAT FROM ONE PART OF A FLUID TO ANOTHER . |
RADIATION | THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES. |
CONDUCTOR | A MATERIAL THAT CONDUCTS HEAT WELL. A MATERIAL THAT ALLOWS ELECTRIC CHARGES TO FLOW. |
INSULATOR | A MATERIAL THAT DOES NOT CONDUCT HEAT WELL. |
SPECIFIC HEAT | THE AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF 1 KILOGRAM OF A MATERIAL BY 1 KELVIN WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 1 DEGREE CELCIUS. |
THERMAL EXPANSION | THE EXPANSION OF MATTER WHEN IT IS HEATED. |