#____Name__________________________________Physical Science

HEAT VOCABULARY
Lesson 1 What is Heat and How Is It Measured?
temperature the measure of how hot or cold something is

Celsius the metric scale for measuring temperature

thermal the form of energy that moves particles of matter

energy
heat the movement of thermal energy from hotter to

cooler objects
Lesson 2 How Does Thermal Energy Move?
conduction the movement of heat between objects that are

touching each other

conductor an object that heat can move through easily

insulator an object that doesnt conduct heat well

insulation material used to slow the movement of heat

Lesson 3 How is Thermal Energy Used?

friction a force between two moving objects that slows the

objects and produces heat

radiation the movement of heat between objects that are NOT

touching each other

thermometer a tool that measures how hot or cold something is