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of Heat
Thermal Energy
• Energy is the ability to make things move or
change.
• All matter (anything with mass that takes up
space) is made up of tiny particles that are
always moving.
• Thermal energy is the energy of the moving
particles. This energy is felt as heat.
• When two things that • Can you think of some other examples?
are touching have
different temperatures,
heat will move from the
warmer object to the
cooler one.
Conductors
• Conductors are objects that allow heat
to move through them easily.