Thermal Energy Flashcards
1
Q
What is a conductor?
A
A material that transfers heat energy quickly or easily
2
Q
What is an insulator
A
A material that stops or slows heat energy from transferring to another material.
3
Q
What is thermal energy?
A
The total energy of all the moving particles of an
object. Faster moving particles means higher thermal energy.
4
Q
What is convection?
A
Heat transfer caused by the rising and falling of hotter
and cooler liquids or gases.
5
Q
What is radiation?
A
The transfer of thermal energy by invisible waves, through
air or even empty space.
6
Q
What is heat?
A
The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another.
7
Q
What is Thermal Equilibrium?
A
When two objects in contact with each other
reach the same temperature.
