THERMAL ENERGY AND HEAT TRANSFER Vocabulary

the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization

• heat

• Thermal equilibrium

• Temperature

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the relationship between two systems connected only by a diathermic wall

• heat

• Thermal equilibrium

• Temperature

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value.

• heat

• Thermal equilibrium

• Temperature

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible.

• Insulator

• Convection

• Conductor

• Conduction

the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe.

• Insulator

• Convection

• Conductor

• Conduction

the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas.

• Insulator

• Convection

• Conductor

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a substance, body, or device that readily ----- heat, electricity, sound, etc.:

• Insulator

• Convection

• Conductor

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures

• heat

• Thermal equilibrium

• Temperature

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4