Heat and Energy Transfer

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solids, liquids, and gases.

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Can energy be transferred from one store to another?

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True

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How can heat energy be transferred by radiation?

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Through space or objects not in contact with one another.

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How can heat energy be transferred by conduction?

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Through direct contact with a hot material.

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What can changes to the internal energy through heat of a material cause?

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Change state.

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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 heated liquid or gas circulating.

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat through space without the need for a medium.

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What happens to a solid when it is heated?

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It may melt and change to a liquid.

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What happens to a liquid when it is heated?

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It may evaporate and change to a gas.