Thermal Energy Amplify Vocabulary

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What happens to thermal energy when two samples come in contact?

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Energy flows from the warmer one to the cooler one.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is density?

Back

The amount of mass per unit volume.

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What does transfer mean in the context of energy?

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To move from one object to another or one place to another.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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What is stability?

Back

When something stays mostly the same over time.

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What does it mean to infer?

Back

To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in an object.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

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What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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What is the relationship between temperature and thermal energy?

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As temperature increases, the thermal energy of the particles in a substance also increases.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4