Energy Transfer and Transformation

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What is temperature?

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A measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.

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What is potential energy?

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Stored energy.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy associated with movement.

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What type of heat transfer occurs in the Earth's mantle?

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Convection.

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What form of energy is found in food?

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Chemical energy.

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What is energy transfer?

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The movement of energy from one place or object to another.

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What is energy transformation?

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The process of changing energy from one form to another.

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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 or gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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