Thermal Energy Vocabulary

The total kinetic (motion) energy of tiny particles that make up matter. Faster particles = warmer

• Heat

• Thermal Energy

• Conduction

• Convection

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112.18.a.1.C

112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids, liquids, and gases when 2 different substances touch

• Heat

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

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112.18.a.1.C

112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

Transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the movement of fluids

• Thermal Energy

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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112.18.a.1.C

112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic rays, may occur in empty space.

• Radiation

• Thermal Energy

• Conduction

• Convection

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112.18.a.1.C

112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

Energy transferred between two objects of different temperatures, moves from warm to cool.

• Thermal Energy

• Convection Current

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Heat

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112.18.a.1.C

112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

A cyclical motion occurs because the density of fluid is related to its temperature

• Convection Current

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

• Temperature

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112.18.a.1.C

112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

Energy can neither be created or destroyed; it just changes form

• Temperature

• Law of Conservation of Energy

• Heat

• Convection Current

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112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

112.18.a.1.C

Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material, measured by a thermometer.

• Heat

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

• Temperature

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112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Conduction

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(b) Convection

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(c) Radiation

• Hot air balloons flying in the morning

• Steaming cold milk to put in hot cocoa

• Warming your hands on a hot cup of cocoa

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• Sidewalk gets hot on a summer day

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• Reheat cup of cocoa in the microwave

• Heat rises, Cold sinks

• Fluid movement causes heat transfer

• Transfer through electromagnetic waves

• Transfers through touch

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112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B

a state of a system in which all parts are at the same temperature is called Thermal ___________

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112.18.b.9.A

112.18.b.9.B