Thermal Energy Vocabulary

Front

Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.

Back

high to low

Front

Thermal energy transfer through electromagnetic waves is called _________.

Back

Radiation

Front

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called _________.

Back

temperature

Front

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object is called _________.

Back

thermal energy

Front

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called _________.

Back

heat

Front

The process of heat transfer through direct contact between materials is called _________.

Back

Conduction

Front

The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases) is known as _________.

Back

Convection

Front

Materials that do not conduct heat well are called _________.

Back

Insulators

Front

The temperature at which all molecular motion stops is called _________.

Back

absolute zero

Front

The unit of measurement for temperature in the metric system is _________.

Back

Celsius (°C)