What Do You Know About Temperature, Thermal Energy, & Heat?

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What is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves called?

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Radiation

Front

What is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter?

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Absolute zero

Front

What do we call the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object?

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Heat

Front

What process describes heated air moving from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room?

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Convection

Front

Which material is considered a good conductor of heat?

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Silver

Front

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

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Conduction

Front

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

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Temperature

Front

What is the term for the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius?

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Specific heat capacity

Front

What is the state of matter where particles are closest together and vibrate in place?

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Solid

Front

What is the state of matter where particles are far apart and move freely?

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Gas