Temperature, heat, and thermal equilibrium

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    • temperature is a measure of how hot something is in degrees celcius
    • heat is a measure of energy in the thermal energy store measured in joules
    • the thermal energy store of an object depends on the number of particles and the energy of each particle
    • heat is transferred between two objects if temperature changes
    • heat transfers from hotter to colder areas to create balance
    • once balance in temperature has been reached we say thermal equilibrium has been completed
    • thermal equilibrium can happen through conduction or convection
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