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On a molecular scale, thermal energy is the kinetic energy of individual particles. In a liquid, this thermal energy is transferred to nearby atoms by collisions; a high-speed particle in the liquid collides with a lower-speed particle, transferring some kinetic energy from the high-speed particle to the low-speed particle. When this happens with a large number of particles, thermal energy transfer results.

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When rapidly vibrating atoms collide with slowly vibrating atoms causing a transfer of heat?

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What is the transfer of heat by a liquid or gas?

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What is the transfer of heat within a liquid?

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What three forms of heat energy can be transferred from a liquid in a thermos?

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What is the term for heat transfer because of the heat of gas?

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Is heat the transfer of atoms between substances of different temperatures?

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What is heat transfer that does not cause a temperature change?

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