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Thermal Energy
Question | Answer |
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Which molecules are farthest apart? | gas |
Which type of cup would be most likely to heat up because of light? | clear cup |
Which types of molecules can move freely? | liquids and gases |
Some types of molecules move freely and others cannot. What types of molecules cannot move freely? | solids |
Liquids, gases, and solids are made of | molecules |
Where does moisture on the outside of a cup of cold liquid come from? | water vapor in the air |
Which cup feature helps maintain the temperature and mass of a hot liquid the most? | a lid |
How does the lid on a cup affect the liquid inside the cup? | slows the loss of matter |
Has mass and takes up space. | matter |
A system that doesn't allow anything to enter or exit. | closed system |
A system that allows things to enter and exit. | open system |
Clear, can see through | transparent |
Cannot see through | opaque |
energy of motion | kinetic energy |
the faster the particles move | more kinetic energy |
less kinetic energy (temperature) | lower temperature |
how kinetic energy is transferred | colliding molecules |
heat is transferred (temperature) | hot to cold |
A substance that reduces the transfer of thermal energy. | Insulation |