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Heat transfer words
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thermal Heat Energy | Total amount of kinetic (movement) and potential (stored) energies in the molecules of a substance |
| Heat | Transfer of thermal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler one |
| Conduction | The transfer of heat from a warmer object to a cooler through direct contact |
| Convection | movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the colder parts move down |
| Electromagnetic waves | waves traveling through space carrying electromagnetic radiant energy |
| Conductor | a material that is good at transmitting energy or electricity |
| Insulator | a material that allows little or to no heat, electricity, or sound to go into or out of something |
| Radiation | energy that comes from a source in the forms of waves or rays you cannot see |
| Temperature | a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is |
| Transfer | to move (someone or something) from one place to another |
| Expand | the act of growing or increasing (larger) |
| Contract | the act of shrinking or decreasing (smaller) |
| Cycle | a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order |