Energy Transfer Topic 2

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thermal energy

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the total kinetic and potential energy of the particles of an object

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heat

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the energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object

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temperature

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a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance

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conduction

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The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another that it is touching

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radiation

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The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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convection

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The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

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convection current

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the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another

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conductor

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materials that conducts heat well

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insulator

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materials that do not conduct heat well

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specific heat

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the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 kelvin