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Heat Unit
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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conduction | the movement of heat within a solid or from one solid to another |
conductor | any material that allows heat to move through it easily |
convection | the way in which heat moves through liquids and gases |
friction | a force that occurs when one object rubs against another object |
heat | the flow of energy from warmer objects to cooler objects |
insulator | any material that does NOT allow heat to pass through it easily |
radiation | the movement of energy by waves |
solar energy | energy from the Sun |
temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
thermal energy | the energy of moving particles in matter |
thermometer | a tool used to measure temperature |