7th Grade Vocabulary Test

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Energy due to motion

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Kinetic energy

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The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material

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Temperature

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the energy due to the motion of particles that make up an object

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Thermal energy

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The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

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heat

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When the temperature of materials that are in contact are the same.

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Thermal equilibrium

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a collection of objects that interact in some way

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system

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The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter is

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conduction

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The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another.

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convection

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The transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.

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Radiation

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The tendency for objects in motion to resist changes to their direction and speed

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inertia