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Science Chapter 2 Unit E

vocabulary words


AB
energyThe ability to cause change.
kinetic energyEnergy of motion.
Thermal energyThe random kinetic energy of particles in matter.
temperatureA measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of matter.
heatTransfer of thermal energy from one piece of matter to another.
conductionTransfer of thermal energy caused by particles of matter bumping into each other.
convectionTransfer of thermal energy by particles of a liquid or gas moving from one place to another.
radiationBundles of energy that move through matter and through empty space.
infrared radiationThe bundles of light energy that transfer heat.
fuelA material that can burn.
solar energyThe energy given off by the sun.