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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 no sound to go into or out of something |
Radiation | energy that comes from a heat source in the form of rays or waves you can't see. |
Temperature | a measurement of how hot or cold something is |
Transfer | movement of something place to place |
Expand | The act of growing or increasing (larger) |
Contract | the act of shrinking or decreasing (smaller) |
Heat | the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer substance to a cooler one |
Cycle | a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order |