Unit 3.2 - Thermal Energy Vocabulary

1 - A space that contains little to no matter.

• Heat
• Vacuum
• Thermal Insulator
• Specific Heat

2 - The transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between particles.

• Convection
• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection Current

3 - A material through which thermal energy does not flow easily.

• Thermal Insulator
• Thermal Conductor
• Specific Heat

4 - The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another.

• Kinetic Energy
• Potential Energy
• Convection

5 - The increase in a material's volume when the temperature is increased.

• Thermal Contraction
• Thermal Expansion
• Temperature

6 - The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection.

• Heat
• Radiation
• Convection Current

7 - Stored energy due to interactions between objects or particles.

• Potential Energy
• Kinetic Energy
• Mechanical Energy

8 - A decrease in a material's volume when the temperature is decreased.

• Thermal Expansion
• Thermal Contraction
• Radiation

9 - The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.

• Heat
• Mechanical Energy
• Radiation

10 - A material through which thermal energy flows easily.

• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy
• Thermal Conductor