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Heat Vocab
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 gasses. |
friction | A force that occurs when one object rubs against another object. |
heat | The flow of thermal 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 that is used to measure temperature. |