Generation Genius - Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy Vocabulary

Transfer of thermal energy from one object to another or one region to another.

• Heat

• Melting

• Rising

• Increasing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Energy contained within a system responsible for its temperature due to the motion of the particles.

• Thermal Energy

• Color Substance

• Heat

• Motion Moving

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Transfer of thermal energy through direct contact.

• Conduction

• Thermal Color

• Heating Process

• Cooking Water

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Transfer of thermal energy through circulation of fluids.

• Convection

• Drink

• Physical

• Chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Transfer of thermal energy through waves.

• Radiation

• Ultraviolet

• X-rays

• Microwaves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Measure of the mass per unit volume; degree of compactness of a substance.

• Density

• Wall Mass

• Degress

• Protein

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Measure of the average kinetic energy of the atoms in a substance.

• Temperature

• Heat

• Evaporation

• Fever

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Moving continuously through a closed system.

• Circulating

• Blood Cells

• Macaration

• Bubble Fever

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Disturbance or oscillation that travels through space-time accompanied by a transfer of energy.

• Waves

• Motion

• Moving

• Sea Sick

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2