Heat Energy Vocabulary

Front

What is the process called when a gas changes to a liquid?

Back

Condensation

Front

What type of energy is caused by the movement of objects?

Back

Kinetic Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the energy called that results from the flow of electric charge through a conductor?

Back

Electrical Energy

Front

What is the term for the process of changing from a liquid to a solid?

Back

Freezing

Front

What do we call a change in nature, form, or units, such as from solid to liquid?

Back

Conversion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for the energy stored in an object due to its position or state?

Back

Potential Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Front

What is the process of a solid turning into a liquid called?

Back

Melting

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

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

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the process of heat transfer through fluids (liquids and gases) called?

Back

Convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What is the term for the energy that is transferred as heat due to a temperature difference?

Back

Thermal Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4