vocab test 2

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What is a heat engine?

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A machine that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.

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What is a refrigerator?

Back

A device that uses electric energy to transfer thermal energy from a cooler location to a warmer location.

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What is thermal energy?

Back

The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up a material.

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What is specific heat?

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The amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1 degree Celsius.

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What is thermal contraction?

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A decrease in a material's volume when its temperature decreases.

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What is thermal energy transfer?

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The movement of thermal energy from one object or material to another.

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What is an insulator?

Back

A material that does not conduct heat well.

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What is a thermal conductor?

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A material that allows heat to pass through it easily.

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What is kinetic energy?

Back

The energy an object has due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement.