Vocabulary #4: Temperature and Heat



Kinetic energy: the energy
of a moving object.



             


 Potential energy:  energy stored in 
an object or material. 


Temperature: the avarage kinetic energy
of the molecules in a material.





Heat: energy that flows between objects
that have different temperatures.





Radiation: the transfer of energy by
electromechanic waves.






Conduction: the transfer of energy by
direct contact of molecules.





Convection: the transfer of energy by
the flow of a liquid or gas.







Insulation: prevents heat from flowing
in or out of a material.