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thermalenergyandheat
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tempature | the avarge amount of kinetic energy the motion of molecules if the particles in a substance |
| conduction | the tranfer of heat energy through molecules touching ex. metal spoon gets hot in soup. |
| convetion | heat is transfered my movement of currents within a fluid water ex. water boiling in a spot in circles |
| radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| solid | definite shape and volume |
| liquid | changing shape and definite volume |
| gas | changes shape and volume |
| melting | solid to liquid phase change |
| freezing | liquid to solid phase change |
| evaporation | liquid to gas phase change |
| boiling | liquid to gas phase change |
| condensation | gas to liquid |
| endothermic | the molecules taking in of energy from the environment |
| exothermic | the relisting of heat and energy |