Heat and Temperature Vocabulary

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

• heat

• temperature

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The transfer of energy between substances that are at different temperatures.

• heat

• temperature

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The total energy of a substance, based on the temperature and the amount/type of molecules.

• heat

• temperature

• thermal energy

• thermal equilibrium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another by direct contact.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The transfer of thermal energy by circulation (movement) of a liquid or gas.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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A state in which everything is at the same temperature (such as food in a fridge).

• temperature

• thermal energy

• thermal equilibrium

• heat

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A material through which thermal energy can be transferred.

• thermal equipibrium

• thermal conductor

• thermal insulator

• thermal energy

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A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of thermal energy.

• thermal equipibrium

• thermal conductor

• thermal insulator

• thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

A physical change in which a substance changes its state of matter (solid, liquid, or gas) to another state.

• phase change

• conduction

• radiation

• absolute zero

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4