Thermal Energy Vocabulary
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Science
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7th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is temperature?
Back
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-4
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is thermal energy?
Back
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens to particles as they heat up?
Back
They speed up.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In which direction does heat transfer?
Back
From an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is radiation in terms of thermal energy?
Back
Thermal energy transfer through electromagnetic waves.
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NGSS.MS-PS4-1
NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is conduction?
Back
The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-3
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is convection?
Back
The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
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