Thermal Energy Vocabulary

A chemical reaction in which heat is absorbed

• Exothermic Reaction

• Endothermic Reaction

• Melting Point

• Boiling Point

A chemical reaction in which heat is released

• Exothermic Reaction

• Endothermic Reaction

• Melting Point

• Boiling Point

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances

• Physical Change

• Chemical Reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A substance produced during a chemical reaction

• Reactant

• Product

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a chemical reaction

• Product

• Reactant

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

To strike or hit something with any amount of force

• Kinetic Energy

• Collide

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter; the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes

• Kinetic Energy

• Collide

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured by a thermometer in degrees (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit)

• Kinetic Energy

• Collide

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Energy of motion

• Kinetic Energy

• Collide

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Movement of energy from one system to another

• Energy Transfer

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Total Internal Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5