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thermal energy
thermal energy transfer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| conduction | thermal energy heat transferred when two objects touch works best in solids . |
| convection | thermal energy heat transferred by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas works best in fluids |
| fluid | a liquid or gas that has the ability to flow |
| radiation | thermal energy heat transferred through matter or empty space by electromagnetic waves no direct contact needed |
| conductor | a material that transfers thermal or electrical energy very well |
| insulator | a material that does not transfer thermal or electrical energy very well |
| thermal expansion | an increase in the size of a substance due to an increase in the temperature of the substance |
| thermal equilibrium | the point at which two objects that are touching reach the same temperature |
| thermal energy | energy an object has depending on the motion of it atoms total kinetic energy |
| thermal contraction | a decrease in the size of a substance in response to a decrease in the temperature of the substance |