Flashcard 5 Thermal Energy

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What happens to kinetic energy when temperature increases?

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Kinetic energy increases.

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What type of heat transfer is demonstrated when warm air rises and cool air sinks?

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Convection.

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What is the Gulf Stream an example of?

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Convection.

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What does a substance with low specific heat do when heated?

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Heats and cools quickly.

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What is heat?

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Thermal energy transferred from one object to another due to a difference in temperature.

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Define thermal energy.

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The total energy of all the particles in an object.

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What is specific heat?

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1°C.

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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What is an example of conduction?

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A metal spoon getting hot in a pot of boiling water.