Amplify Thermal Energy Review

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What is the law of conservation of energy?

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Energy can't be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.

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What happens when two objects at different temperatures touch?

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Heat will transfer from the hotter object to the cooler object until they reach the same temperature.

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Which diagram represents the energy levels of hot and cold water?

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Hot water has higher energy levels compared to cold water.

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What is thermal equilibrium?

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It is the state reached when two objects in contact have the same temperature and no heat flows between them.

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What happens to the temperature of a sample when its molecules speed up?

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The temperature of the sample increases.

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Define thermal energy.

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Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is heat transfer?

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Heat transfer is the movement of thermal energy from one object to another due to a temperature difference.

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What are the three methods of heat transfer?

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Conduction, convection, and radiation.

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Explain conduction.

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Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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Explain convection.

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Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).

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