Temperature

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What determines the temperature of an object?

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The speed of the atoms.

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How do molecules move when thermal energy is added to a solid, liquid, or gas?

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They move quickly.

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What is the transfer of thermal energy through collisions of particles directly touching called?

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Conduction.

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How is heat transferred between objects?

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From a warmer object to a cooler object.

Front

What happens to a spoon when it stirs hot coffee?

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The spoon gets hot due to conduction.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is the difference between conduction, convection, and radiation?

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Conduction is heat transfer through direct contact, convection is heat transfer through fluid movement, and radiation is heat transfer through electromagnetic waves.

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What is an example of conduction in everyday life?

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Touching a hot stove.

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What is an example of convection?

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Boiling water where hot water rises and cool water sinks.

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What is an example of radiation?

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Feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin.