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Heat Transfer
Term | Definition |
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Thermal Heat Energy | Total amount of kinetic and potential energies in the molecules of a substance. |
Heat | Transfer of thermal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler. |
Conduction | The transfer of heat of 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 no 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 sequence of changing states that, upon completion, produces a final state identical to the original one. |
Heat | The transfer of thermal |