Thermal Energy:  Vocabulary

Thermal Energy: Vocabulary

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Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS3-3, MS-PS1-4, MS-PS4-2

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a thermal conductor?

Back

A material that allows thermal energy to pass through it easily.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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