Vocabulary
The ability to do work
What is Energy?
Substances that do not allow heat to move through them easily
What is an insulator?
instrument that measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
Any substance that releases energy when it burns
What is fuel?
Stored energy
What is Potential Energy
Substances that allow heat to move through them easily
What is a conductor?
Heat transfer that occurs when particles carry thermal energy as they move from one place to another
What is convection?
Formed when the remains of plants and animals were buried quickly during the Genesis flood
What are fossil fuels?
Energy that an object has because of its motion
What is kinetic energy?
Substances' particles move faster and occupy a larger space
What is thermal expansion?
Heat transfer that occurs when the particles of a substance bump into each other
What is conduction?
A blanket of insulation and ammonia-filled pipes g have controlled heat on
What is the International Space Station?
Total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
What is thermal energy?
Heat transfer that occurs when there are no particles to carry the energy
What is radiation?
Caused Extreme temperatures as the space shuttle reentered the earths atmosphere
What is friction?
____ inside an aircraft needs to be controlled.
What is electronic equipment?
Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
What is temperature?
Amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C
What is a calorie?
Special gold paint, fluid-filled tubes, aerogel, and heaters have controlled heat on ____.
What are space shuttles?
mylar and Dacron blanket, ammonia filled pipes
What is the International Space Station?