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sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of the particles that make up a material
What is thermal energy
100
conduction
What is the transfer of thermal energy between materials by collisions of particles
100
a convection current is happening
What is happening when air is pushed out twords other places
100
The fridge pushes warm air out of the fridge
how does the inside of a fridge work?
100
a pan hitting a burner
what is conduction
200
energy due to motion
What is kinetic energy
200
the movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection
What is convection current
200
Thermal expansion
What is happening when I stick a blowdryer into a baloon
200
a bimetallic coil inside it controles a switch that turns a heating or cooling device on or off
how does a thermostat work
200
fluids
What is convection
300
it represents the average KE of the particles that make up a material
What is temperature
300
transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from part of a material to another
What is covection
300
The concrete expands ( thermal expansion)
What is happening when the sidewalk cracks
300
a liquid or gas used to keep warm air out of something like a fridge
What is coolant
300
energy between materials because of the collisions between the particles. the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.
what is raidiation
400
the movement of TE from a warmer object to a cooler object
What is heat
400
thermal contraction
What is a decrease in a materials volume when its temp decreases
400
the heating applience is converting electric energy into thermal energy to dry my hair
What is happening when I use a blowdryer on my wet hair after a shower
400
device that converts electrical E to thermal E
What is a heating appliance
400
substance that evaporates at a low temp
What is coolant
500
radiation
What is the transfer of thermal energy from one materialnto another by electromagnetic waves
500
increade in the volume when temp increases
What is thermal expansion
500
The valve is opening and taking in a mix then it closes and the piston moves up compresing the mix then a spark plug lights the fuel and burns the mix pushing the piston down and then the mix moves out of and exhaust valve and out of the clinder.
What is happening inside a combustion engine?
500
the movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection
What is convection current
500
example of heat
What is the hot chocolate wams the girls hands