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Heat Transfer
Term | Definition |
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heat | transfer or thermal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler one |
temperature | a measurement that indicates how hot of cold something is |
conduction | the transfer of hat from a warmer object to a cooler object through direct contact |
radiation | energy that comes from a source in the form of waves or rays you cannot see |
convection | movement of gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move and coder parts move down |
thermal heat energy | total amount of kinetic and potential energies in the molecules of a substance |
transfer | to move from one place to another |
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 in or out of something |
electromagnetic waves | waves traveling through space carrying electromagnetic radiant energy |
expand | the act of growing or increasing |
contract | the act of shrinking or decreasing |
cycle | a series of events that are regularly in the same order |
particles | |
transmit | pass through or move |
heat resistant | a material that does not let heat pass through easily |
density | |
absorb | soak up or take in |