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Thermal energey
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conduction | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in in solid liquid and gases when two different substance of different temps touch. |
| Conductor | A substance that allows Electrical charge or transfer thermal energy through matter. |
| Convection | Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter less dense fluid and the fall of cooler dense fluids |
| Energy | The ability of a system to do work required for changes to happen within a system . |
| Heat Transfer | The thermal energy exchange of two objects off difference temps . |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy of motion |
| Matter | Athat has Volume and massnything |
| 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 and 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 the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |