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Thermal Energy Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kinetic energy | the energy of motion |
| temperature | the measure of how hot or cold something is |
| conduction | the transfer of heat from one object to another |
| radiation | the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves that move through space |
| convection | the transfer of heat through liquid or gas |
| convection currents | the upward movement of hot air and downward movement of cold air |
| thermal energy | energy from heat |
| insulator | A material or an object that does not easily allow heat, electricity, light, or sound to pass through it |
| conductor | a material that transfers thermal or electrical energy well |
| natural convection | a method of heat transfer in which natural means influence the motion |
| forced convection | a method of heat transfer in which external means influence the motion |