Thermal Energy :0 Flashcards
What is a conductor?
A material that transfers heat energy quickly or easily when in contact.
What is an insulator?
A material that prevents or slows down heat energy transfer.
What is Thermal Energy?
When particles move through an object
What is heat?
When Thermal energy transfers to an object, it turns into heat.
What is Conduction?
When one object transfers heat to another object when in contact.
What is Convection?
When hotter liquid or gases rise, and cooler and denser liquid or gases fall.
What is Radiation?
When two objects transfer heat through invisible waves.
What is Thermal Equilibrium?
When two objects in contact with each other
reach the same temperature.
What is The Law of Conservation of energy?
When energy can neither be created nor destroyed, energy just changes form.
