Amplify Thermal Energy Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like?

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Sample

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a measure of how hot or cold something is, the average kinetic energy?

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Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the total kinetic energy something has?

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Thermal Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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What is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole?

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System

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

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What is a balanced state in which a system is stable, such as when two or more samples are at the same temperature?

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Equilibrium

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What is the energy that is transferred from one object to another due to a temperature difference?

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Heat Transfer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object?

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Heat Flow

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the process of a substance changing from one state of matter to another?

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Phase Change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

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Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the term for the energy stored in an object due to its position or arrangement?

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Potential Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2