Week 14 Energy

a material that easily transfers heat between its particles

• Convection 
• Conductor 
• Conduction 
• Insulator 

the act of decreasing the volume or size of a material; normally due to a temperature decrease

• Convection 
• Contraction 
• Conduction 
• Conductor

a balanced or stable state between two different forces;

• Radiation 
• Contraction 
• Equilibrium 
• Degrees

units used to measure temperature

• Heat 
• Radiation 
• Conductor 
• Degrees

the AVERAGE kinetic energy of the individual particles in a substance

• Heat 
• Convection 
• Insulator 
• Temperature

the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance 1°C

• Degrees 
• Electrical Energy 
• Specific Heat
• Heat

a material that DOES NOT easily transfer heat between its particles

• Conduction 
• Heat 
• Insulator 
• Conductor 

the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Contraction 
• Convection 
• Radiation 
• Conduction 

the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas

• Conductor 
• Convection 
• Conduction 
• Contraction 

the TOTAL energy of all the particles in an object

• Temperature 
• Thermal Energy 
• Thermal Expansion 
• Electrical Energy