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Heat Transfer
Term | Definition |
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Thermal Heat Energy | Total amount of kinetic (movement) and potential (stored) energies in the molecules of a substance |
Heat | Transfer of thermal energy from s warmer substance to a cooler one. |
Conduction | The transfer of heat from a warmer object to a cooler object through direct contact |
Convection | Movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down |
Electromagnet waves | Waves traveling through space carrying electromgnetic radiant energy |
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 |
Radiation | energy that comes from a source in the form 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 |