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
Something that prevents or slows down heat energy transfer.
3
Q
What is Thermal Energy?
A
Tiny particles that cannot be seen and are always in motion.
4
Q
What is Heat?
A
Thermal energy being transferred from one area to another.
5
Q
What is Conduction?
A
When heat moves from one place DIRECTLY to another.
6
Q
What is Convection?
A
When heat transfers from something warm to something cold.
7
Q
What is Radiation?
A
When heat is transferred through invisible waves.
8
Q
What is Thermal Equilibrium?
A
When two objects in contact with each other to reach the same temperature.
9
Q
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
A
When energy can neither be created nor destroyed, energy just changes form.
