Thermal energy vocabulary

All matter is made up of small particles in constant, random motion

• Kinetic energy

• heat

• temperature

• Heat capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Thermal energy that flows from warmer places to cooler plac

• Kinetic energy

• heat

• temperature

• Heat capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Measure of average kinetic energy of particles

• Kinetic energy

• heat

• temperature

• Heat capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a given amount of a substance by a certain amount

• Kinetic energy

• heat

• temperature

• Heat capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature at which all atoms and molecules would stop vibrating/moving

• Thermal equilibrium

• energy absorption

• phase change

• Absolute zero

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Particles in a system take in energy from an external source

• Thermal equilibrium

• energy absorption

• phase change

• Absolute zero

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Two adjacent systems reach the same temperature

• Thermal equilibrium

• energy absorption

• phase change

• Absolute zero

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Transformation of matter between solid, liquid, and gas

• Thermal equilibrium

• energy absorption

• phase change

• Absolute zero

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the direct transfer of thermal energy through contact, atom to atom

• Thermal conductivity

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

the transfer of thermal energy by the mass movement of a fluid

• Thermal conductivity

• convection

• conduction

• radiation