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Heat Transfer
for 6th grade science
Term | Definition |
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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 |