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