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Thermal Energy
Question | Answer |
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What are the 3 ways heat can move? Hint: Cond, Conv, Radi | Heat is transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation. |
What is conduction? | Conduction is when heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without movement of matter itself. A metal spoon in hot water. |
What is Convection? | A pot of water on a stove, the water moves. Convection is the movement that transfer heat within water. Water moves or water currents. Convection Currents. |
What are Convection Currents? | They are the movement of water in circles while heating the water. Boiling water. |
What is Radiation? | Heat transferred by electromagnetic waves. Microwave popcorn or a heat lamp at a Buffett. |
Heat moves one way. Which way? | Heat moves from a warmer object to a colder one. |
What is an insulator? Hint: Blanket. | A material that doe snot conduct heat well or keeps you warm. |
What is a conductor? Hint cold feet on the cement | A conductor is something that conducts heat. Metal, Tile, Cement, |
What is Specific Heat? Hint amount of energy required. | Specific Heat is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a material by 1 degree. |