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Thermal Energy

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conduction   transfers heat by a direct contact; occurs when the particles in a material collide with neighboring particles.  
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conductor   is a material that is easily transfers heat.  
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convection   this transfers of thermal energy by the movement of the molecules from one part of a material to another  
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heat   is thermal energy that is transferred from one object to another when the objects are at different temperatures.  
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heat engine   is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.  
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internal combustion engine   the fuel that burns in a combustion chamber inside the engine.  
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radiation   occurs when energy is transferred by electromagnetic waves  
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specific heat   substance is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of substance by 1 degrees Celsius  
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temperature   is measure of average value of the kinetic energy in the molecules in random motion  
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thermal energy   the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all molecules in an object  
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thermal pollution   the increasing temperature of a body of water caused by adding warmer water  
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