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Heat transfer
Heat tran
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Heat | movement of energy |
| heat Source | area of high energy |
| Heat sink | area of low energy |
| Conduction | transfer of energy by direct contact |
| Convection | transfer of energy by density differences; mass movement |
| Radiation | transfer of energy by electromagnetic energy |
| Terrestrial radiation | Heat coming off the Earth |
| Infra-Red | HEAT! |
| electromagnetic radiation | all forms of "light" |
| insolation | incoming solar radiation; sunshine! |
| melting | change of phase from solid to liquid |
| solidification | change of phase from liquid to solid |
| evaporation | change of phase from liquid to gas |
| condensation | change of phase from gas to liquid |
| specific heat | amount of energy need to raise the temperature of 1 gram of something by 1 degree celsius |