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Key Terms: Heat Transfer
Term | Definition |
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conduction | a passage through a conductor |
convection | a motion in a fluid in which the warmer portions rise and cooler portions sink |
radiation | the action or process of radiating |
temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of something by a thermometer |
matter | Something that occupies space and has mass |
energy | usable power |
heat | a form of energy that causes substances to rise in temperature or to go through such as melting, evaporation or expansion |
insulator | a material that is a poor conductor of heat or electricity or a device made of such material |
dissolve | to mix or cause to mix with a liquid so that the result is a liquid that is the same throughout |
solvent | a liquid substance capable of dissolving one or more substances |