Heat/Thermal energy/Temperature

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What is the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object called?

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Heat

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What is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter?

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Absolute zero

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In which direction does heat transfer occur?

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Only from warm objects to colder ones

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What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed.

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What happens to the temperature of a substance as the average kinetic energy of its particles increases?

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The temperature increases.

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What is temperature a measure of?

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The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance.

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.