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Thermal energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conduction | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids , liquids, 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; 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 By a 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 |