vocab test 2

Front

What is a material through which thermal energy flows easily?

Back

Thermal conductor

Front

What is the transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles called?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is a machine that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy?

Back

Heat engine

Front

What is a device that uses electric energy to transfer thermal energy from a cooler location to a warmer location called?

Back

Refrigerator

Front

What is the decrease in a material's volume when its temperature decreases?

Back

Thermal contraction

Front

What is the process of heat transfer through the movement of fluids called?

Back

Convection

Front

What is the term for the energy that is transferred as heat between objects at different temperatures?

Back

Thermal energy

Front

What is the phenomenon where heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves?

Back

Radiation

Front

What is the term for the increase in a material's volume when its temperature increases?

Back

Thermal expansion

Front

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

Back

Temperature