thermal energy/waves

Question 1

what is thermal energy

Answer 1

it’s the energy inside an object that comes from the movement of it’s particles. it relates to the temp of the object and comes from the random motion of atoms and molecules

Question 2

thermal properties?

Answer 2

refer to the characteristics that describe how materials respond to changes in temp and how they conduct, store and transfer heat

Question 3

thermal equilibrium

Answer 3

two or more objects are in one isolated system

Question 4

heat energy

Answer 4

is the energy associated with the particles in the object vibrating about their equilibrium positions

Question 5

conduction

Answer 5

is the process of heat transfer through a material without the movement of the material itself

Question 6

what is a wave

Answer 6

the motion of a distrubance

Question 7

electromagnetism

Answer 7

is energy that travels through space in the form of electric and magnetic fields