Thermal Energy Transfer

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What is the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures?

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Heat

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What happens to the particles in a system when more heat is supplied?

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They speed up.

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What are the three types of thermal energy transfer?

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Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.

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How does conduction transfer heat?

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By touch.

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What happens to particles as they heat up?

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They speed up.

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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 convection?

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

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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What is specific heat?

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

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What is thermal equilibrium?

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The state in which two objects in contact with each other reach the same temperature.