Thermal Energy Vocab

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What is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 Kelvin?

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Specific Heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves called?

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Radiation

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What scientific principle states that energy is neither lost nor created?

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is the term for the expansion of matter when it is heated?

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Thermal Expansion

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What do we call a material that does not conduct heat well?

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Insulator

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What is the process of heat transfer through direct contact between materials?

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Conduction

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What is the process of heat transfer through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases)?

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Convection

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What is the term for the energy that is transferred from one body to another due to a temperature difference?

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Heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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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-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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