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| a measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object |
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| a device that measures temperature |
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| the temperature at which an object’s energy is minimal |
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| the transfer of energy from the particles of one object to those of another object due to a temperature difference between the two objects |
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| the transfer of energy as heat between particles as they collide within a substance or between two objects in contact |
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the transfer of energy by the movement of fluids with different temperatures |
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the flow of a fluid due to heated expansion followed by cooling and contraction |
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| the transfer of energy be electromagnetic waves |
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| a material through which energy can be easily transferred as heat |
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| a material that is a poor energy conductor |
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| the amount of energy transferred as heat that will raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 K |
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| any device or process that transfers energy to a substance to raise the temperature of the substance |
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a device that transfers energy as heat out of an object to lower its temperature |
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| a substance used in cooling systems that transfers large amounts of energy as it changes state |
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