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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 a 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 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 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 | 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) |
Heat | The transfer of thermal energy from the warmer substance to a cooler one |
Cycle | A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order |