Thermal Energy Vocab

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Total kinetic energy of particles in matter; faster particles = warmer matter.

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Thermal Energy

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Transfer of thermal energy in solids, liquids, and gases when substances of different temperatures touch.

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Conduction

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Heat transfer by rising hot fluids and falling cool fluids.

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Convection

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Energy transfer via electromagnetic waves or particles.

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Radiation

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Energy transfer between objects of different temperatures continues from warmer to cooler until equilibrium is reached.

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Heat

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Circular fluid movement due to rising hot, less dense fluid and falling cool, dense fluid.

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Convection Current

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Energy can't be created or destroyed; it changes form.

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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Average kinetic energy of particles in a material; measured in degrees (Celsius or Fahrenheit).

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Temperature

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Change of energy from one form to another.

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Energy Transformations

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A substance that readily transfers heat or electrical energy

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