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Temperature |
The average kinetic energy of an object's atoms or molecules |
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Heat |
Thermal energy that flows from something hot to something cold |
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Heat of Fusion |
Energy required to reach the melting point of an object |
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Heat of Vaporization |
Energy required for a liquid to change into a gas |
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Conduction |
Transfer of thermal energy through matter by direct contact of particles |
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Convection |
transfer of thermal energy by motion of heated particles in a fluid |
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Radiation |
energy transfer by electromagnetic waves |