Thermal Energy

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What is the energy of motion called?

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Kinetic energy

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Does everything have thermal energy? (True/False)

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True

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What is water in gas form called?

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Water vapor

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What is the main way heat is transferred when using a microwave?

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Radiation

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What type of heat transfer occurs in wind?

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Convection

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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 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 the thermal energy of an object when it is heated?

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It increases.

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