Heat Transfer
Temperature and Heat
Key Concepts
Vocabulary
More Science
100

What is the process called when heat moves from one object to another by direct contact?


Conduction

100

What do we label of temperature with?

Celsius of Fahrenheit 

100

Finish the sentence: "Things are made of______"


molecules

100

What does change mean?

when something is different from it original state

100

Energy is always transferred from ____ to _____

hot to cold

200

Which process is responsible for the transfer of heat through air or liquids?


Convection

200

Which temperature scale is used in most of the world, except the United States?


Celsius

200

Finish the sentence: "When things get hotter, its molecules move ______ and have _____ kinetic energy"

faster & more

200

what does infer mean?

to conclude

200

What are examples of organism?

animals, humans, and plants

300

What is the process by which heat travels through space in the form of electromagnetic waves?

Radiation

300

What unit is used to measure temperature in the United States?


Fahrenheit

300

Finish the sentence: "When two things are in contact, their molecules______"


Collide 

300

What does stability mean?

when something doesn't change for a long period of time. 

300

Everything is made of______

molecules or atoms 

400

What type of material is a poor conductor of heat?


rubber or fiberglass

400

When the temperature of a substance increases, what happens to the molecules in it?


They move faster.

400

Finish the sentence: "Energy isn't ______ or ________"

created & destroyed

400

What is kinetic energy?

the energy possessed by an object due to its motion

400

What tool do I use to see microorganisms?

microscope

500

What is the term for when temperature and molecule speed is the same?


Equilibrium 

500

What is the main difference between hot and cold temperature?

molecules have an increase in speed when its hot and an decrease in speed when cold. 

500

finish the sentence: "The molecules of a system will transfer energy until the system reaches a stable state known as ______"

equilibrium

500

What does transfer mean? 

moving from one object to the next or one place to another. 

500

What did Elisa lack in her system?

glucose