Thermal Energy Vocabulary

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Kinetic energy

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The energy of motion.

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Matter

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Anything that has volume and mass.

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Thermometer

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An instrument used to measure temperature.

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Convection

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Heat transfer in fluids (liquids and gases) due to the movement of the fluid itself.

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Radiation

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The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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Conduction

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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Thermal energy

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The total energy of all the particles in an object, related to temperature.

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Temperature

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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Heat

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The energy transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.

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Insulator

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A material that does not conduct heat well.