Thermal Energy

What is temperature?

• A material that conducts heat well.

• The average kinetic energy of particles.

• Heat transfer that occurs through liquids and gases.

• Total kinetic energy of particles.

What is an insulator?

• A material that does conduct heat well.

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic radiation.

• Energy transfer from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.

• A material that does not conduct heat well.

What is convection?

• Heat transfer that occurs through electromagnetic radiation.

• Heat transfer that occurs through liquids and gases.

• A material that conducts heat well.

• Total kinetic energy of particles.

What is heat?

• A material that does not conduct heat well.

• The transfer of heat through direct contact.

• Energy transfer from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.

• Average kinetic energy of particles.

What is conduction?

• Heat transfer that occurs through liquids and gases.

• Total kinetic energy of particles.

• The transfer of heat through direct contact.

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic radiation.

What is a conductor?

• A train operator.

• A material that conducts heat well.

• The transfer of heat through direct contact.

• A material that does not conduct heat well.

What is radiation?

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic radiation.

• Energy transfer from an object at a higher temperature

• A material that conducts heat well.

• Average kinetic energy of particles.

What is thermal energy?

• Total kinetic energy of particles.

• The transfer of heat through direct contact.

• A material that does not conduct heat well.

• Average kinetic energy of particles.

Heating food up in a microwave is an example of ________.

• Convection

• Radiation

• Circulation

• Conduction

Cooking an egg in a pot of boiling water is an example of _______.

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Circulation