Flashcard #1: Liftoff Task Vocabulary Quiz: Unit 2 (Thermal Energy)

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What is a system?

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A group of items or parts that work together and interact to perform some function/task.

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What is a model?

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A tool that makes something easier to understand.

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What is a collection?

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A group of items that are gathered together.

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What is an example of a mathematical model?

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A graph.

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Why is a flashlight considered a system?

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It has parts that work together to produce light.

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What is thermal energy?

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The energy that comes from the temperature of matter.

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How does thermal energy transfer occur?

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Through conduction, convection, and radiation.

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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