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Heat Transfer
Term | Definition |
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heat | the energy stored in side something |
temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
thermometer | measures temperature |
transfer | to move something |
conduction | heat transfer through direct contact |
convection | heat transfer through moving liquids or gases |
radiation | heat transfer through electromagnetic waves |
thermal heat energy | total amount of movement and potential |
absorb | take in or soak up |
insulator | a material that doesn't allow heat to move through |
conductor | a material that allows heat to move through |
Transmit | pass through |
electromagnetic waves | waves traveling through space carrying electromagnetic radiant waves |