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Thermal Energy Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conduction | Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in Conductors |
| Conductor | A substance that allows heat to transfer is a conductor |
| 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 cause change |
| Heat Transfer | The thermal energy exchange from one point to another |
| Kinetic Energy | Energy of motion |
| Matter | Anything that has molecules |
| States of Matter | Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience: gas liquid solid |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy from one object to another |
| System | A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent |
| Temperature | Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured with a thermometer (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit) |
| Thermal Energy | The total kinetic (motion) energy the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |