Term |
Definition |
energy |
the ability to do work |
kinetic energy |
the energy of a moving object |
potential energy |
the energy stored in an object |
conduction |
the transfer of thermal energy between two substances that are touching or between two parts of the same substance |
conductor |
a material that easily trasfers theremal energy or electricity |
convection |
the transfer of thermal energy by the flow of liquids or gases |
heat |
the transfer of thermal energy from warmer areas to cooler areas |
insulator |
a material that does not easily transfer thermal energy or electricity |
radiation |
the transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetci waves |
temperature |
the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance |
thermal energy |
the total kinetic energy of the particles of a substance |