Heat and matter

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What can move energy from place to place?

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Sound, a moving baseball, electric currents, and all of the above.

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What is energy transfer?

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The movement of energy from one object to another.

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What is total internal energy?

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The sum of potential and kinetic energy in a substance.

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What is work in terms of energy?

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The transfer of energy through motion.

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Give an example of energy moving an object from place to place.

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Wind blowing a grain of sand.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total kinetic and potential energy of particles in a substance.

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What is kinetic energy?

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The energy of an object due to its motion.

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What is potential energy?

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The stored energy of an object due to its position or state.

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What is the relationship between heat and temperature?

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Heat is the energy transferred between objects due to a temperature difference, while temperature measures the average kinetic energy of particles.

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.