Thermal energy
the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential classes
Temperature
Represents the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material
Heat
the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a colder object
Radiation
the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves
Conduction
the transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles
Convection
is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles
Thermal Conductors
is a material through which thermal energy flows easily
Thermal insulator
is a material through which thermal energy does not flow easily
Vacuum
a space that contains little or no matter
Thermal Expansion
is an increase in a material's volume when its temperature increase
Thermal contraction
is a decrease in a material's volume when its temperature decrease
Specific heat
the amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature