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Term | Definition |
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Temperature | Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material |
heat | Movement of thermal energy from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature |
conduction | the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles in matter |
radiation | transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves |
convection | transfer of thermal energy by the movement of the particles from one part of a material to another |
vaporization | the change of state from a liquid to a gas |
thermal conductor | material in which thermal energy moves quickly |
thermal insulator | material in which thermal energy moves slowly |