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Thermal Energy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conduction | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids. Liquids, and gases when two substances of different temperature touch |
| Conductor | A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfer 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 or mass |
| States of Matter | Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience: solid liquid and gas; also referred as to 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 (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit) by a thermometer in degrees |
| Thermal Energy | The total kinetic (motion) energy of tiny particles that make up matter the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |