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key terms : heat transfer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conduction | a passage through a conductor |
| convection | motion in a fluid in which the hotness or coldness of something as shown in a thermometer |
| radiation | energy radiation in the form of waves or particles |
| temperture | the degree of hotness or coldness of something as shown by a thermometer |
| matter | something that occipies space and has mass |
| energy | the capacity for work to do |
| heat | to make or become warm or hot |
| insulator | a material that is a poor conducter of heat or electricity or a device made of such material |
| dissolve | to mix or cause to mix with a liquid so that the result is a liquid that is same throughout |
| solvent | a usually liquid substance capable of dissolving |