Thermal Energy: Vocabulary
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a thermal conductor?
Back
A material that allows thermal energy to pass through it easily.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-3
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is radiation in the context of thermal energy?
Back
Thermal energy that does not require a medium to move from one location to another.
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Define convection in terms of heat transfer.
Back
Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How does convection occur in a heated fluid?
Back
The movement of thermal energy as matter is heated, moves away from the heat source, and is replaced by cooler matter.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
Back
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transformed.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is thermal energy?
Back
The energy that comes from the temperature of matter, which is the total kinetic energy of its particles.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the difference between conduction and convection?
Back
Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact, while convection involves the movement of fluids.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
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