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Key Terms: Heat Transfer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conduction | The act of conduccting or conveying. |
| Convection | Motion in a fluid in which the warmer portions rise and the cold portions sink.. |
| Radiation | Something that os radiated. Energy radiated in the form of waves or particles. |
| Tempature | The degree of hotness or coldness of something as shown by a thermometer. |
| Matter | The substance of the universe: something that occupies space and hass mass. |
| Energy | Natural power vigorously exerted: vigorous action. |
| Heat | To make or become warm or hot. |
| Insulater | A material that is a poor conuctor of heat or electricity. |
| Dissolve | To mix or cause to mix with a liquid that is the same substance throughout. |
| Solvent | A usually liquid substance capable of dissolving one or more other substances. |