Thermal Energy Vocab QUIZ

Thermal energy is _________

• the total movement of molecules

• the average kinetic energy of the molecules

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Conduction is thermal energy transfer through ____

• waves

• open space

• direct contact

• circulation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Radiation is thermal energy transfer through _______

• density differences

• circulation

• direct contact

• waves

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Convection is thermal energy transfer through ____

• circulation due to differences in density

• waves

• open space

• direct contact

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If a substance gains thermal energy, it will become _________.

• less dense and rise

• more dense and rise

• less dense and sink

• more dense and sink

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