Thermal Energy ATLAS Review

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How is energy transferred?

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Energy is transferred from warm to cold objects.

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What type of heat transfer occurs when cooler, denser air pushes warm, less dense air upward?

Back

Convection.

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What do we call a material that keeps your hands warm in gloves?

Back

Insulator.

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What happens to the temperatures in a bedroom (74 degrees) and a living room (68 degrees) if a door is left open?

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The bedroom temperature would lower and the living room temperature would rise.

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Which is an example of a good conductor of heat?

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Metal.

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What is thermal energy?

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Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is conduction?

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Conduction is the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is radiation?

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Radiation is the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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What is an insulator?

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An insulator is a material that does not conduct heat well.