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Heat Transfer
Term | Definition |
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Thermal heat energy | total amount of movement and stored energies in the molecules of a subtance |
heat | transfer of heat from warmer substance to cooler one |
conduction | the transfer of heat from a warmer object to a cooler object |
convection | movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler 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 ray you cannot see |
temperature | a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is |
transfer | to move something or someone from one place to another |
expand | the act of growing |
contract | the act of shrinking |
cycle | a series of event that are regularly repeater in the same order |