Vocab #4 Quiz (Thermal Energy)

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.

The energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

The lowest temperature possible

The transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact

A type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids, which can be solid, liquid, or gas

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.

A material that conducts heat well

Materials that do not conduct heat well