6.9AB Thermal Energy Transfer Vocabulary

movement of energy from one place or object to another

• energy transfer

• thermal energy

• temperature

• conduction

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the total energy of all the moving particles in an object (heat energy)

• energy transfer

• thermal energy

• radiation

• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a measure of heat, the average kinetic energy of the molecules

• conduction

• radiation

• equalization

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the transfer of heat from one solid substance to another solid that it is touching.

• radiation

• temperature

• conduction

• convection

the transfer of thermal energy by liquids or gas (fluids)

• radiation

• convection

• equalization

• predictable patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves, does not need to be touching anything to transfer heat.

• equalization

• predictable patterns

• verify

• radiation

occurs when objects reach the same temperature (equal)

• radiation

• energy transfer

• equalization

• predictable patterns

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

expected: heat always transfers from a warmer object to a cooler object.

• equalization

• predictable patterns

• temperature

• thermal energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

to confirm or prove

• verify

• predictable patterns

• radiation

• equalization