Amplify Thermal Energy Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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What is temperature?

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A measure of how hot or cold something is, specifically the average kinetic energy of the particles.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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How are molecules arranged in a gas?

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Far and spaced out.

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What does it mean to infer?

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To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy an object has due to its motion.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound.

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What is mass?

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The amount of matter in an object, typically measured in grams or kilograms.

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What is the difference between temperature and heat?

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Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of particles, while heat is the energy transferred between objects due to a temperature difference.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance, related to temperature.

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