Thermal Energy Vocab Review

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What is Equilibrium?

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When 2 or more things are balanced or equal.

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What is Energy Transfer?

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The transfer of energy from an object to another.

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What does Attain mean?

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To gain or take in.

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What is Conduction?

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Transfer of heat through direct contact (touch).

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What is Temperature?

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Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is Thermal Energy?

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The total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance.

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What is Convection?

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Transfer of heat in a liquid or gas, from hot to cold that causes a current.

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What is Radiation?

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Transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves, such as light.

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What is Insulation?

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Material that reduces the transfer of heat.

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What is Heat?

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Energy that is transferred from one body to another due to a temperature difference.