Heat and Thermal Energy- Vocab

The scale used by the United States to measure temperature.

• Celsius

• Thermal

• Kelvin

• Fahrenheit

The scale used by scientists to measure temperature.

• Celsius

• Thermal

• Fahrenheit

• Kelvin

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.

• Temperature

• Heat

• Thermal expansion

• Specific heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Circular flow of cool air/liquid dropping and warm air/liquid rising that causes wind and weather changes.

• Convection current

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another within two objects of between two objects (touch).

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

Materials that do NOT conduct heat well, such as air and wool.

• Conductor

• Specific heat

• Radiation

• Insulator

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The expanding of matter when it is heated.

• Specific heat

• Thermal expansion

• Thermometer

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A measure of how hot or cold something is compared to a reference point (a number).

• Heat

• Thermal expansion

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Scale used by most countries to measure temperature.

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Kelvin

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Zero Kelvins, the lowest temperature possible.

• Thermal energy

• Specific heat

• Absolute zero

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4