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Thermal energy
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conduction | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in transfers to solids between direct contact |
| Conductor | A substance that allows electricity and heat to slow and pass threw an object easily and charge it |
| Convection | Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter less 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 between 2 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 the movement of waves and particles |