7.8.B:  investigate how thermal energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer to cooler until all substances within the system reach thermal equilibrium; and

Investigate

HOW THERMAL ENERGY MOVES IN A PREDICTABLE PATTERN TO REACH THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM

Including, but not limited to:

• Thermal energy – energy resulting from the motion of particles measured as the temperature of the substance

• Thermal energy moves from a substance with a higher temperature to a substance with a lower temperature.

• Thermal equilibrium – when two substances in the same system exchange thermal energy equally because they are the same temperature