Heat and States of Matter Vocab Review

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Average kinetic energy of particles in an object.

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temperature

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Sum of kinetic and potential energy of particles in an object.

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Thermal energy

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Energy transferred between objects due to temperature difference.

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heat

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Heat required to raise 1kg of material's temp.

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specific heat

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Transfer of thermal energy by particle collisions.

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Conduction

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Transfer of thermal energy in a fluid by the movement of warmer and cooler fluid.

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Convection

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Energy transfer via electromagnetic waves.

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radiation

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Material that transfers thermal energy slowly.

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thermal insulator

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Device in active solar heating that converts solar energy to thermal energy.

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solar collector

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Study of thermal energy, heat, and work.

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Thermodynamics

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