Thermal Energy
This is created as atoms and molecules (collections of atoms) move inside an object.
What is thermal energy or heat energy?
This explains why matter behaves the way it does.
This comes from a source that can be used more than once because it is replaced naturally.
What is renewable energy?
The measurement of the average energy of all the particles in a solid, liquid, or gas.
What is temperature?
What is conduction, convection, and radiation?
This is caused by the movement of tiny particles called atoms that can be transferred between objects.
What is heat energy?
This energy comes from sources that will run out or will not be replenished in our lifetimes.
What is non-renewable energy?
Instruments used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
The movement of heat by direct contact.
What is conduction?
The process that occurs when the gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap the Sun’s heat.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Converting the flow of water into electricity. Electricity can be generated from waterfalls or built dams.
Heat from the sun reaches Earth through this.
What is Radiation?
The movement of heat by the circulation of a liquid or gas.
What is convection?
This is how much light is reflected without being absorbed.
What is Albedo?
This generates electricity through wind turbines and electrical generators.
What is Wind Energy?
Ways to reducing heat loss in buildings.
What is adding insulation to walls and attics?
This is the movement of heat through electromagnetic waves.
What is Radiation?
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Fluorinated Gases are all what kind of gases.
What are greenhouses gases?
These are an example of what kind of energy: solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy.
What is renewable energy?
When two objects are in contact with each other and there is no exchange of heat energy.
What is thermal equilibrium?