Thermal Energy Amplify Vocabulary

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Collision

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The moment when two objects hit each other.

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Transfer

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To move from one object to another or one place to another.

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy that moves.

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Temperature

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A measure of the average speed of the molecules of a substance.

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Convection

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The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of a liquid or gas.

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Conduction

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The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact.

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Radiation

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The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves (no direct contact).

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Thermal Energy

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance.

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Heat

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The transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one.

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Insulator

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A material that does not conduct heat well.