Heat and Temperature

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Why does warm air rise?

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Warm air is less dense than cooler air.

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What is the BEST example of a conductor?

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A metal shed.

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Warm air is __________ dense than cold air.

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less.

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The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...

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heat.

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An insulator . . .

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Traps heat inside an object.

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What is temperature?

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A measure of how hot or cold something is.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in an object.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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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 through electromagnetic waves.