Vocabulary Quiz
temperature
the process of transfer of heat from a high temperature system to a low temperature system
the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object
the amount of energy you begin with in an conversion
a material that transfers thermal energy very well
conductor
the amount of energy you begin with in a conversion
the point at which two objects of different temperatures reach the same temperature through energy transfer
a material that does not transfer thermal energy very well
output energy
transfer of heat energy from one substance to another through direct contact
the sum of all the energy conversions in an energy transformation
a tool used to measure the temperature
thermal equilibrium
a material that does not transfer energy very well
the increase in the size of a substance because of an increase in temperature
conduction
the transfer of heat energy from one substance to another through direct contact
input energy
a material that does not transfer heat very easily
thermometer
thermal expansion
transfer of heat energy by direct contact
heat transfer
insulator