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Water currents that flow from the equator to the poles move heat from warmer climates to colder ones are an example of which transfer of heat? Options: Conduction, Convection, Radiation

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Convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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When a volcano erupts, hot molten rock can come to Earth’s surface. This lava burns or melts most things it touches. The lava is so hot it can set a tree on fire even if the tree is several feet away from it. This phenomenon is caused by the process of...

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Radiation

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On a sunny beach, the sand becomes hot enough to be uncomfortable to your bare feet. However, if a wave washes over the hot sand, the cooler water removes heat from the sand by the process of: Conduction, Convection, Radiation.

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Conduction

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The total kinetic and potential energy of all particles in an object is called...

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thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What has more thermal energy? A boiling pot of water or a match that has been lit?

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Pot of water

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The thermal energy of an object changes when heat is transferred.

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True

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____________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy

Options: heat, thermal energy, temperature

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temperature

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________ is the transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects in direct contact.

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Conduction

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Type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids, which can be solid, liquid, or gas.

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Convection

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__________ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1