thermal energy science

Question 1

Thermal (energy)

Answer 1

The total kinetic (motion) energy of tiny particles that make up matter. The faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes.

Question 2

Temperature

Answer 2

Average kinetic energy of all the particles of a material; it is measured with a thermometer in degrees (usually

Question 3

Heat transfer

Answer 3

The flow of thermal energy depending on the nature of the matter, the size of the sample, and the temperature of the environment.

Question 4

Fahrenheit

Answer 4

A temperature scale, used largely in the USA, which states that water freezes at 32 degrees F and boils at 212 degrees F

Question 5

Celsius

Answer 5

The scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.

Question 6

Kelvin

Answer 6

the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius.

Question 7

conduction

Answer 7

transfer of thermal energy by contact

Question 8

convection

Answer 8

transfer of thermal energy by currents

Question 9

Radiation

Answer 9

the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization

Question 10

Solid

Answer 10

A state of matter with definite volume and shape.

Question 11

Liquid

Answer 11

A state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape.

Question 12

Gas

Answer 12

A form of matter with indefinite shape and volume

Question 13

Conductor

Answer 13

a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this

Question 14

Insulator

Answer 14

prevents the transfer of thermal energy

Question 15

Conservation of Energy

Answer 15

can not be created or destroyed but can be altered to another form

Question 16

State (of Matter)

Answer 16

Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience: solid, liquid, and gas; also referred to as phases.