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heat transfer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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