Thermal Energy Transfer

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What are materials that allow heat to easily transfer through them?

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Conductors

Front

What is the term for thermal energy exchange between objects of different temperatures?

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Thermal energy transfer

Front

What is the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material called?

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Temperature

Front

What is the method of thermal energy transfer that occurs through empty space?

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Radiation

Front

What do insulators do to thermal energy transfer?

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Minimize

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through direct contact between materials?

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Conduction

Front

What is the method of heat transfer that occurs in fluids (liquids and gases) due to the movement of the fluid?

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Convection

Front

What is the term for the measure of how hot or cold something is?

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Temperature

Front

What type of materials do not conduct heat well?

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Insulators

Front

What is the energy called that is transferred from one object to another due to a temperature difference?

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Heat