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Heat Transfer
Energy Unit
Term | Definition |
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conduction | Direct transfer of energy (when objects are touching) |
convection | Transfer of energy in fluids (liquids or gas), travels in convection currents |
heat | The flow of something from higher to lower temperatures |
kelvin | SI unit of temperature |
radiation | Transfer of energy by means of rays (sun, fire) |
specific heat | The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1 degree Celsius |
temperature | The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. |
temperature increases | Speed of particles increases |