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What does thermal mean?
heat
What do we call the transfer of thermal energy from one piece of matter to another?
heat
What is the transfer of thermal energy by particles bumping into each other?
conduction
What is it called when energy is transferred by movement of a heated fluid?
convection
Thermal energy naturally transfers from _____ matter to ______ matter
hot to cold
What do we call bundles of energy that move through matter and empty space?
radiation
Warm air always
rises
Heat of the sun reaches us by which mode of transfer
radiation
Mode of heat transfer that does not require a medium
radiation
Heat is transferred from particle to particle without the particles themselves moving.Which mode of transfer is this?
condensation
Land and sea breeze occurs due to which mode of transfer?-
convection
Mode of transfer that occurs in fluids but not in solids
convection
Carries heat in the form of waves in space
radiation
True or False: The type, states, and amount of matter of an object can determine its thermal energy transfer
true
Do larger things or smaller things heat up faster?
smaller
what element cube had the highest heat capacity in the video?
bismuth
