Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy

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What is the type of thermal energy transfer that causes a camp fire to warm us?

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Radiation

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What describes the motion energy of particles?

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Thermal energy

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Can conduction, convection, and radiation happen at the same time?

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TRUE

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What is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another called?

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Heat

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A substance with a high heat capacity is a better ________ of thermal energy.

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Insulator

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves.

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What is temperature?

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is heat capacity?

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