Thermal Energy

What is the transfer of thermal energy between objects that are touching, called?

What is the transfer of thermal energy in fluids (and gases) called?

What is the transfer of thermal energy through space, called?

What is the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material, called?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is thermal energy exchange between objects of two different temperatures, called?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is the energy due to motion, called?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Boiling pasta is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Touching an oven and feeling the heat is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Heat that comes off of a campfire is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Ironing clothes is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation