Thermal Energy

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What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object?

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Temperature

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What is the process called when heat is passed on by direct contact of particles?

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Conduction

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What do we call a material that doesn’t allow heat to pass through it easily?

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Insulator

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What is the movement of thermal energy from hot to cold called?

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Heat

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What is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves called?

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Radiation

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic energy of all particles in an object.

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What is the difference between heat and temperature?

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Heat is the transfer of thermal energy, while temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows heat to pass through it easily.

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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 specific heat?

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.