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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 molecles of a sustance |
Heat | Transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object 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 which warmer parts move up and cooler objects move down |
Electromgnetic Waves | Waves traveling through space carrying electromgnetic radiant energy |
Conducter | A material that is good at transmitting energy or electrcity |
Insulater | A material that alows 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 (something or someone) 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 |