Chapter 6 Thermal Energy

Mechanical energy includes the movement of _______.

• particles

• objects

• heat

Thermal Energy is the movement of ___________.

• particles

• objects

• heat

Thermal or Mechanical: includes gravitational potential energy.

• Thermal

• Mechanical Energy

Mechanical or Thermal: Potential energy is the distance between particles

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

Choose all that apply: Thermal energy describes the energy of the particles in...

• solids

• liquids

• gases

Scientists define temperature is terms of average _________ energy.

High temperature = _________ moving particles

• faster

• slower

• still

• constant

Low temperature = _______ moving particles

• faster

• slower

• still

• constant

T/F: Ice cubes emit thermal energy.

• True

• False

T/F: Radiation transfers energy through electromagnetic waves.

• True

• False