Name ________jack campbell________________ 

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Thermal Energy 
Review the Thermal Energy Slides. Record your notes in the space provided.
Define the following terms.
1. Heat:   
movement of thermal energy the transfer of energy the transfer of energy between 
objects that are different temperatures. energy transferred in joules and calories. energy 
transferred in joules and calories. 
 

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2. Temperature:
​temperature the measure of the average speed of all patricals A
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measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a 
substance.Degrees Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin.​ Does not vary with the mass 
of an object. 
 
 

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3. Thermal Energy:
totally energy of all particles in a object​_The total kinetic energy of the 
particles in a substance. joules Varies with mass and temperature. 
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4. Absolute Zero: __the atoms have stop moving no thermal energy Absolute zero is 
the lowest temperature anything can ever be. It is -273 °C. 

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5. Heat energy flows down a “temperature hill”. Heat always flows from
__hot___________ to __cold____________.
6. Sketch the skier moving downhill. Label the top of your hill “Hot” and the
bottom “Cold”.

7. How does heat flow between the ice cream, hand, and air?
___your body temperature and room temperature would flow to the ice
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8. The three forms of thermal energy transfer are

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_____convection_________________ and
_______raditation________________.

9. Conduction: _​_Conduction is heat transfer within a single solid object, or between 

two touching solid Have you ever touched something hot and burned your hand? 
Conduction is the reason you burned yourself.” 
 
 10. Convection: is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) 
between areas of different temperature. warm air is lease dense than cold air and 
you get that flow Hot fluids are less dense and rise, while cold fluids are denser 
and sink. 
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11. Radiation: ___ ​heat transfer that does not rely upon any contact between 
the heat source and the heated object. which we get radiant heat energy from 
open space ​

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12. Insulation: material that is used to slow the passage of electricity, heat, or sound 
from one conductor to another.​ i​nsulation is a material that slows heat transfer​.

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Examples: ​Oven mitts protect your hands from gaining heat when touching hot
pans. The can cozy protects your hand from losing heat to a cold drink. Both are
insulators that slow heat transfer.
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