vocabulary#4 Temperature and Heat

kinetic energy:the energy of a moving object.




potential energy:energy stored in an object or material.




temperature:the average kinetic energy of the molecule in a material.



heat:energy that flows between objects that have different temperature.



radiation:the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.



conduction:the trasfer of energy by direct contact of molecule.



convection:the transfer of energy by the flow of liquid or gas.



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