Thermal Energy Flashcards
What is thermal energy?
The total energy of ALL the particles in an entire object
What is temperature?
The average kinetic energy of the particles in one location in an object.
What is temperature measured in?
F, C, and K
When does expansion happen?
When materials are heated
When does a material contract?
When the material is cool.
Who is Galileo? When did he live?
Galileo invented the first thermometer (3) and lived between the 1500’s.
Why do thermometers work?
They work because most materials expand when they are heated
What are the 3 temperatures?
Fahrenheit
Celsius
Kelvin
What temperature does most scientists use?
Celsius
What temperature is used by a FEW scientists?
Kelvin
Heat is the movement of what?
Movement of thermal energy from a warmer location to a cooler location.
