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Chaleur-Heat
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heat | form of energy that is transferred from bodies to colder ones. |
| Temperature | measure of the hotness or coldness of a body. |
| Conduction | transfer of heat through a without any overall movement of the substance itself. |
| Convection | transfer of heat through liquids and gases by the mass movement of particles. |
| Radiation | transfer of heat by means of waves that can travel through a vacuum. |
| Insulators | do not allow heat to travel through them easily. |
| Conductors | materials that are good at transferring heat. |
| Latent heat | heat that is used to change from one state to another. |