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Heat Transfer
for 6th grade science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conduction | heat transfer through solids by touch |
| convection | heat transfer through fluids (liquids and gases) by rising and falling currents |
| radiation | heat transfer through empty space by waves |
| convection current | movement of heat caused by warmer, less dense material rising and cooler, more dense material falling |
| hot to cold | direction of all heat transfer |
| energy transfer | moving energy when the type of energy stays the same |
| energy transformation | one type of energy changing to another type of energy |
| kinetic energy | moving |
| potential energy | stored or waiting |