Thermal Energy Vocab Review

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What is Convection?

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The transfer of energy in liquid, gas or air from hot to cold forming a current.

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What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

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To state that energy is never created or destroyed, it only changes forms.

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What does it mean to Attain?

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To gain or take in.

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What is Temperature?

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Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is Equilibrium?

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When 2 or more things are balanced or equal.

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What is Thermal Energy?

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The total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance.

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What is Heat?

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The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another due to a temperature difference.

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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 Radiation?

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The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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What is a Heat Source?

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An object or substance that provides heat energy.