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Chapter 6 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Conduction | the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material. |
Heat | the quality of being hot; high temperature. |
Insulator | a substance or device that does not readily conduct electricity |
Temperature | the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch |
Thermal Energy | internal energy of an object due to the kinetic energy of its atoms and/or molecules |