Thermal Energy - Key Vocabulary

The measure of the sum of kinetic and potential energy of the particles.

• Temperature
• Thermal energy
• Heat
• Specific heat capacity

Thermal energy that flows from higher temperature to lower temperature is...

• Heat
• First law of thermodynamics
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Radiation

The average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance is...

• Heat
• Heat Capacity
• Temperature
• Radiation

The ratio of heat added to temperature change is ...

• Temperature
• Heat
• Heat Capacity
• Convection

The transfer of energy through touching molecules is ...

• Heat
• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation

A substance that heat or electricity can easily flow through.

• insulator
• conductor
• thermophil
• fork

A substance that slows the flow of heat or electricity.

• insulator
• conductor
• thermophil
• fork

The law that states that thermal energy can be moved but cannot be created or destroyed is the

• Heat
• First law of thermodynamics
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Radiation

The law that states that heat flows from warmer to colder objects is the...

• Heat
• First law of thermodynamics
• Second law of thermodynamics
• Radiation

The flow of energy that occurs when a warm liquid or gas rises ..

• Heat
• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation