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Grade 4 E-2 Sci. Def
Chapter 2 Heat - Energy on the Move
Term | Definition |
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kinetic energy | Energy of motion |
thermal energy | The energy of the motion of particles in matter |
temperature | A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles in matter |
heat | The transfer of thermal energy from one piece of matter to another |
conduction | The transfer of thermal energy caused by particles of matter bumping into each other |
convection | The transfer of thermal energy by particles of a liquid or gas moving from one place to another |
radiation | The bundles of energy that move through matter and through empty space |
infrared radiation | The bundles of light energy that transfer heat |
fuel | A material that can burn |
solar energy | The energy given off by the sun |
energy | The ability to cause a change |