What is potential energy?
Objects that do not make good conductors may be good?
What are insulators?
This object measures temperature.
What is thermometer
Heat rising is c_______________
What is convection?
Material through which thermal energy flows easily.
What is a thermal conductor?
metals
What is a good thermal conductor
This happens to a material's volume when the temperature increases.
What is Thermal Expansion
paper, rubber, air, wood, glass...
What is a thermal insulator
the energy of movement
What is kinetic energy?
This happens to the volume of a material when its temperature decreases.
What is Thermal Contraction
212 degrees
What is the boiling point of water in farenheit?
Where is the energy from the sun stored on Earth?
What are green plants?
The sun
What is the primary source of energy?
When water turns from a gas (vapor) to a liquid
What is condensation?
solar, wind, biomass, hydro/water, geothermal
What is a renewable natural resource?
thermal equilibrium
When do objects have the same temperature, they are said to be in...
Causes a change in the temperature of an object.
What is heat transfer?
0 degrees
What is the freezing point of water in celsius?
When water turns from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
Heat and pressure act on layers of sediment over time is how ______ _______ form.
How do fossil fuels form?
petroleum, natural gas, coal, nuclear
What is a non-renewable natural resource?