Heat, Temperature, and Thermal Energy

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What is thermal energy?

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The total amount of energy from the movement of particles in matter.

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What is temperature?

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How hot or cold something is.

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What type of heat transfer occurs when warm air rises and cool air sinks?

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Convection.

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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 radiation?

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The transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves.

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Why does an ice cube feel cold in your hand?

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Heat flows from your hand to the ice cube.

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What happens to the particles in a substance when it is heated?

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The particles move faster and spread apart.

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What is the definition of convection?

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A hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense and sinks.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not conduct heat well.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows heat to pass through easily.