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Lesson 3
Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| temperature | A measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically, a measure of average kinetic energy of the particles in a object |
| radiation | The transfer of energy as electromagentic waves. |
| thermal energy | the total kinetic energy of a substances atoms. |
| convention | The movement of matter due to differences in density; the transfer of energy due to movement of matter. |
| thermal expansion | an increases in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance |
| conduction | The transfer of energy as heat through a material |
| heat | The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures |