Thermal Energy

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What are the three scales used to measure temperature?

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Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin

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How is energy defined?

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Ability to do work or cause change

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What is a material that doesn’t allow heat to pass through it easily?

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Insulator

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In which direction does heat always move?

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From hot to cold

Front

What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object?

Back

Temperature

Front

What is thermal energy?

Back

The total energy of all the particles in an object.

Front

What is a conductor?

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A material that allows heat to pass through it easily.

Front

What is the difference between heat and temperature?

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

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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 radiation?

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The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.