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Thermal Energy Vocab
Sierys of questions involving the vocabulary of thermal energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids ,liquids ,and gases when two substances of different temperatures touch | Conduction |
| A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter. | Conductor |
| Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler denser fluids. | Convection |
| The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system | Energy |
| The thermal energy exchange between two objects of different temperatures. | Heat Transfer |
| Energy of motion | Kinetic Energy |
| Anything that has volume and mass | Matter |
| Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience: solid ,liquid, and gas; also referred to as phase | States of Matter |
| The transfer of energy by the movement of electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles | Radiation |
| A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole | System |
| Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured by a thermometer in degrees (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit) | Temperature |
| The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes | Thermal Energy |
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