Thermal Energy

transfer

To move from one object to another or one place to another

thermal energy

The total kinetic energy of all the molecules that make up a sample

energy

The ability to make things move or change

matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space

equilibrium

A balance state in which a system is stable, such as when two or more samples are at the same temperature

change

When something becomes different over time

temperature

A measure of how hot or cold something is

molecule

A group of atoms joined together in a particular way 

average

A number that summarizes a set of data-can be computed by adding up all numbers in a list and then dividing by the number in the list

infer

To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning

kinetic energy

The energy an object has because its moving

system

A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

collision

A moment when two objects hit each other

stability

When something status mostly the same over time.