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What is Heat Vocab
What is Heat Notes Vocab
Question | Answer |
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the transfer of energy between objects that are at different temperatures. | Heat |
the total energy of the particles that make up a substance. | Thermal energy |
the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact. | Conduction |
substance that conducts thermal energy very well | Conductor |
substance that does not conduct thermal energy very well | Insulator |
the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or a gas. | Convection |
the transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves | Radiation |
the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance 1 Kelvin. | Heat capacity |
unit used to measure thermal energy | Joule |