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Heat Transfer

Heat

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Convection The transfer of heat by the movement of FLUID.
Conduction The transfer of heat from one substance to another by DIRECT CONTACT.
Radiation The transfer of heat through ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.
Convection Example Warm air rising and cool air sinking in the atmosphere OR the warm wax rising and cool wax sinking in the lava lamp
Radiation Example Light bulb OR Sun
Conduction Example Metal coil heating the wax OR the ground heating the air above
Temperature The AVERAGE amount of energy of motion for each particle of a substance
Thermal Energy The TOTAL amount of energy of motion in the particles of a substance
What has more thermal energy, a glass of 90 degree water or the ocean? Why? The ocean because it has more particles. Thermal is the TOTAL amount of energy.
The Sun is what form of heat transfer? Radiation
The ground heating the air above is what form of heat transfer? Conduction
The warm air rising and cool air falling is known as a... Convection Current
Gas and Liquid are both... Fluids
How is heat transferred through the atmosphere? Convection Currents
Created by: kallayj
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