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thermal energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what is energy? | The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system |
| what is temperature | Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured By a thermometer |
| what is convection? | Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluids and falling of cooler, less dense fluids |
| What is a system? | A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole |
| what is radiation? | The transfer of energy by the movement of electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles |
| what are states of matter? | Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience: solids liquids and gases also referred to as phases |
| what is matter? | Anything that has volume and mass |
| what is Kinetic Energy? | Energy of motion |
| what is heat transfer? | The thermal energy exchange between two objects of different temperatures |
| what is a conductor? | A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter |
| what is conduction? | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids liquids and gases when two substances of different temperatures touch |
| what is 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 |