Heat and Temperature Glossary TERM DEFINITION conduction heat heat capacity a ratio of the amount of heat transferred to an object and the resultant change in temperature internal energy kinetic energy potential energy energy possessed by an object as a result of its internal state or its position with respect to other objects radiation a transfer of heat by the emission and absorption of electromagnetic waves specific heat temperature the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment; the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles thermal energy the total translational kinetic energy of particles in a specific amount of matter Objective In this lesson, you will Heating and Cooling of Materials Temperature, Energy, and Heat Term Used to Describe Energy Characteristics temperature total energy an object has as a result of its temperature different from temperature because it depends on the number of particles in the object as well as the average translational kinetic energy Copyright @2018 Edmentum Inc. All Rights