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heat transfer
Term | Definition |
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heat | transfer of metal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler one |
temperature | a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is |
transfer | to move someone or something from one place or another |
conduction | the transfer of heat from a warmer object to a colder object through direct contact |
convection | movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the colder parts move down |
radiation | energy that comes from a source in the form of waves you cannot see |
thermal heat energy | total amount of kinetic [movement] energy and potential [stored] energies in a molecules of a substance. |
conductor | a material that is good at transmitting energy or electricity |
insulator | a material that allows little or no heat, electricity, or sound to go into or out of something |
absorb | to soak up or take in |
heat resistant | a material that does not let heat pass trough |
transmit | pass through or move |
Electromagentic waves | waves that travel trough space carrying electromagentic radiant energy |
expand | the act of increasing |
contract | the act of decreasing |
cycle | a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order |