Matching Match each definition with the correct term.

Definitions

1. device for measuring temperature

2. total kinetic energy of particles of matter

3. amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 °C

4. average kinetic energy of particles of matter

5. scale for measuring temperature

From the CK-12 Physical Science For Middle School Workbook

6. transfer of thermal energy between objects with different temperatures

7. measure that affects the thermal energy of matter but not its temperature

Terms

thermal energy
heat
temperature
thermometer
mass
Celsius
specific heat