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Heat
heat worksheet
Term | Definition |
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Heat | thermal energy that is transferred from one object to another when the object are different temperature. |
conduction | transfer of thermal energy by directing contact; occurs when energy is transferred by collisions between particles. |
radiation | transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. |
convection | transfer thermal energy by the movement of particles from one place to another in a gas or liquid. |
conductor | material that transfer heat easily. |
specific heat | among of heat needed to raise temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degrees C. |
thermal pollution | increase in temperature of a natural body of water; caused by adding warmer water. |