Thermal Energy Transfer Flashcards
What are the States of Matter?
Solids, Liquids, Gasses, and plasma
What is Matter?
The particles in something
What is Energy?
The movement of particles.
What is Kinetic Energy?
The energy of an object because of motion.
What is Thermal Energy?
Total amount of energy in an object
What is Temperature?
Temperature is the average kinetic energy of particles of an object or substance.
What is Heat?
Heat is the movement of thermal energy from hotter places to colder.
What is Conduction?
The transfer of heat through a solid material by direct contact of particles.
What is Convection?
The transfer of heat through gasses and liquids. Hot fluids or gasses rise, while colder ones sink.
What is Radiation?
The transfer of heat through space by invisible electromagnetic rays. No matter required for heat transfer.
What is Thermal Equilibrium?
When heat flows from a higher temperature object to a lower temperature object until they have the same temperature
What is a Conductor?
Conductors conduct things efficiently
What is an Insulator?
Insulators stop things from passing
