Heat and Energy Transfer

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases)?

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Convection

Front

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in an object?

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Temperature

Front

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

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The sun

Front

What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

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

Front

What type of energy does an object have when it is in motion?

Back

Kinetic energy

Front

What is the term for the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the term for the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves?

Back

Radiation

Front

What is the specific heat capacity?

Back

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree Celsius.

Front

What is thermal equilibrium?

Back

The state in which two objects in contact with each other reach the same temperature and no heat flows between them.

Front

What is the difference between temperature and heat?

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Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles, while heat is the energy transferred between objects due to a temperature difference.