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Heat transfer study
Term | Definition |
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Thermal heat energy | Total amount of kinetic movement and potential stored energies in the molecules of a substance |
Electromagnetic waves | waves traveling through space carrying electromagnetic radiant energy |
Expand | the act of growing or increasing |
Heat | transfer of thermal energy from a normal substance to a cooler one |
Conductor | a material that is good at transmitting energy or electricity |
Contract | The act of shrinking or decreasing |
Conduction | A warmer object to a cooler object by touch |
Insulator | a material that allows little or no heat,electricity or sound to go into or out of something |
Cycle | a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order |
Convection | movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and thee cooler parts move up |
Temperature | a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is. |
Particles | a minute portion of matter |
Radiation | energy that comes from a heat source in the form of rays or waves you can't see. |
Transfer | to move something or someone from one place to another place |
Heat resistant | not easily becoming hot |
Absorb | take in or soak up energy or a liquid or other substance by chemical or physical action. |
Transmit | cause something to pass on from one place or person to another. |
Density | the degree of compactness of a substance. |