Thermal Energy

Front

Heat will always transfer from the ___________ object to the ________ object.

Back

The hottest object to the coolest object.

Front

The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through __________.

Back

radiation

Front

The flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects is called __________.

Back

Heat Transfer

Front

Is a measure of how hot or cold something is.

Back

Temperature

Front

The energy of moving particles is known as __________.

Back

thermal energy

Front

The process of heat transfer through direct contact between materials is called __________.

Back

conduction

Front

The transfer of heat through fluids (liquids and gases) due to the movement of the fluid itself is called __________.

Back

convection

Front

The unit of measurement for temperature in the metric system is __________.

Back

Celsius (°C) or Kelvin (K)

Front

The transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves is known as __________.

Back

radiation

Front

The total kinetic energy of all the particles in an object is referred to as __________.

Back

thermal energy