Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy

Front

What is the transfer of thermal energy that causes a metal spoon in hot liquid to get hot?

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Conduction

Front

What describes the motion energy of particles?

Back

Thermal energy

Front

Where is water the least dense in a pot of boiling water?

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Farthest from heat source

Front

What is a substance with a high heat capacity?

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Water

Front

To compare thermal energy transfer, what property of different materials needs to be the same?

Back

Mass

Front

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

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Conduction

Front

What is the process of heat transfer through fluids (liquids and gases) due to the movement of the fluid itself?

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Convection

Front

What is the term for the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance?

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Temperature

Front

What is the energy that is stored in an object due to its position or arrangement?

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Potential energy

Front

What is the term for the total energy of all the particles in a substance?

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Thermal energy