Week 14 & 15 Vocabulary Flashcards

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temperature

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a measure of the average kinetic energy of an object’s particles

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a measure of the average kinetic energy of an object’s particles

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temperature

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thermal energy

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sum of the kinetic energies of all the particles that make up an object

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sum of the kinetic energies of all the particles that make up an object

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thermal energy

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thermal expansion

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tendency of particles to spread out when the kinetic energy increases

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tendency of particles to spread out when the kinetic energy increases

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thermal expansion

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conduction

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transfer of thermal energy by direct contact of two objects or portions of matter

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transfer of thermal energy by direct contact of two objects or portions of matter

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conduction

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thermal insulator

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substances that thermal energy cannot move through

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substances that thermal energy cannot move through

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thermal insulator