Heat: Transfer of Thermal Energy

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What is a substance with a high heat capacity?

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Water

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What is a better insulator of thermal energy?

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A substance with a high heat capacity.

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What needs to be the same to compare thermal energy transfer between materials?

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Mass

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What describes the motion energy of particles?

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Thermal energy

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What is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another called?

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Heat

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

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Temperature

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What is the process of heat transfer through direct contact?

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Conduction

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What is the process of heat transfer through fluids (liquids and gases)?

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Convection

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What is the process of heat transfer through electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation

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

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Potential energy