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all about heat
a vocabular about heat!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conduction | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids, liquids, and gases when two substances of different temperatures touch |
| conductor | A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter |
| convection | Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids, and the falling of cooler, denser fluids. |
| energy | The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system. |
| heat transfer | The thermal energy exchange between two objects of different temperatures. |
| kinetic energy | Energy of motion. |
| matter | Anything that has volume and mass. |
| states of matter | Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience: solid, liquid, and gas; also referred to as phases. |
| radiation | The transfer of energy by the movement of electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles. |
| system | A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole. |
| temperature | Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured thermometer in degrees. (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit) |
| thermal energy | The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter. the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |