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Heat Transfer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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