Heat Transfer Vocabulary

What is density?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• The measure of the average movement of the particles in an object.

• The measurement that compares the amount of mass an object has to its volume.

• The point when substances have reached the same temperature.

What is the measure of the average movement of the particles in an object?

• Temperature

• Matter

• Thermal Equilibrium

• Heat

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What is matter?

• Energy from the Sun that travels in waves.

• A tool used to measure temperature.

• The transfer of heat through molecular contact.

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a type of matter that has a set size but no set shape?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Heat

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What is thermal equilibrium?

• The transfer of heat through the movement of molecules due to density differences.

• The point when substances have reached the same temperature.

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

• The measurement that compares the amount of mass an object has to its volume.

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What tool is used to measure temperature?

• Anemometer

• Odometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

What is conduction?

• The transfer of heat through molecular contact.

• The transfer of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.

• The transfer of heat through the movement of molecules due to density differences.

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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What is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Solar Radiation

• Conduction

What is solar radiation?

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

• A tool used to measure temperature.

• Energy from the Sun that travels in waves.

• The transfer of heat through molecular contact.

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What is the transfer of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object?

• Density

• Heat

• Conduction

• Temperature

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