Test on Temperature, Heat, and Thermal Energy

Front

What is potential energy?

Back

Stored energy.

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What energy transformation occurs during radiation?

Back

Energy is transferred through electromagnetic waves.

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What is the primary way the Earth receives heat from the Sun?

Back

Radiation.

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Which material is a good conductor of heat?

Back

Steel.

Front

What type of energy transformation occurs in a teapot with boiling water?

Back

Convection.

Front

Define thermal energy.

Back

The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

Front

What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

Front

What is convection?

Back

The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).

Front

What is radiation?

Back

The transfer of energy through space without the need for a medium.

Front

What is a good insulator?

Back

Materials like plastic, rubber, and wood that do not conduct heat well.