3 Big Ideas about Energy Transfer

1. Kinetic Energy = Heat
2. Energy transfer occurs at the collision of the two particles which is called conduction
3. Energy always transfers from the higher energy particle (hot) to the lower energy particle (cold).

More info about energy transfer---
Here are the BIG ideas about energy transfer:

• All particles have kinetic energy. The faster a particle moves the more kinetic energy it has.
• What gives particles kinetic energy? Heat! The faster it moves the hotter is is.
• Energy moves from particle to particle. This happens when they hit or collide.
• Energy always moves from higher energy particle to the lower energy particle.
  • So think of it as fast to slow or hot to cold.
• When particles hit and transfer energy, that hit is called conduction.