Thermal Energy Transfer - Practice Flashcard

Front

What are the distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience?

Back

States

Front

What is the heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids?

Back

Convection

Front

What is the thermal energy exchanged between two objects of different temperatures?

Back

Heat Transfer

Front

What is the ability of a system to do work, required for changes to happen within a system?

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Energy

Front

What is the process called when a mug of hot tea warms your cold hands?

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Conduction

Front

What is the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials?

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Conduction

Front

What is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation

Front

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

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Temperature

Front

What is the term for the energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement?

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Potential Energy

Front

What is the process of heat transfer in fluids due to the movement of the fluid itself?

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Convection