Thermal Energy Transfer Flashcards
(8 cards)
What is Kinetic Energy?
The energy of an objects motion.
What is Temperature?
A scientific scale that measures the average kinetic energy of the particles of an object or a substance.
What is Heat?
The flow of energy from warmer places to cooler places due to differences in temperature.
What is Conduction?
The transfer of heat through a solid material by direct contact of particles.
What is Thermal Equilibrium?
Thermal Equilibrium happens when the heat flows from a higher temperature object to a lower temperature object until the two objects have an equal temperatures.
What is Radiation?
The transfer of heat through empty space by invisible electromagnetic waves.
What are the States of matter?
One of the forms that matter can take, including solid, liquid, and gas.
