Thermal Energy Transfer

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What is thermal energy that is transferred when two objects of different temperatures touch?

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Conduction

Front

When ice cubes melt in a glass of water, heat energy moves from particles with a higher temperature to particles with a lower temperature. True or False?

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True

Front

What is thermal energy exchange between objects of different temperatures?

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Thermal energy transfer

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Because heat can easily transfer through them, materials such as metal and wire are good...

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Conductors

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What is the process called where heat is transferred through fluids (liquids and gases) by the movement of the fluid itself?

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Convection

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What is the transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves called?

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Radiation

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What do we call materials that do not conduct heat well?

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Insulators

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

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Temperature

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What happens to the thermal energy of a substance when it is heated?

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It increases, causing the particles to move faster.

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What is the term for the energy that is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds?

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Chemical energy