Thermal Energy

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What is Thermal Equilibrium?

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A state of thermal energy being the same between two objects.

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What is Heat?

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The flow of thermal energy.

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What is Calorimetry?

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Calorimetry is the measurement of heat transfer.

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What does the Second Law of Thermodynamics state?

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Thermal energy moves from an area of high thermal energy to low thermal energy.

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What does the formula Q= mcΔT represent?

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The formula for heat.

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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 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 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 or gases).

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What is Radiation?

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The transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves.