Thermal Energy, Heat and Temperature

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in an object.

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What is heat?

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

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What is temperature?

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What tool do we use to measure temperature?

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Thermometer.

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What is the process of boiling?

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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas.

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What state of matter fills the shape of its container?

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Gas.

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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 and gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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What happens to particles in a substance when it is heated?

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They move faster and spread apart.