Thermal Energy Transfer Flashcard Review

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What factors affect the relationship between the temperature of a system and its total energy?

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The type, states, and amount of matter in the system.

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What is a suitable investigation to determine which material maximizes heat energy transfer?

Back

Hot water placed in containers made of different substances.

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What does the relationship between temperature and total energy of a system NOT depend on?

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The color of the matter present.

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What is the transfer of heat by the movement of currents of liquid or gas called?

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Convection.

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When ice cubes melt in water, heat energy moves from particles with a higher temperature to particles with a __________ temperature.

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Lower.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance.

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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 heat in the form of electromagnetic waves.

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What is the state of matter?

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The physical form in which a substance exists, such as solid, liquid, or gas.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows heat to flow through it easily.