Conduction Convection Radiation Flashcards

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What is an insulator

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Doesn’t allow heat energy to pass thorough

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What is conduction

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Conduction is when the heat energy travels through a solid

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What is a conductor

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They are objects that let heat pass through them

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What is convection

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When heat energy travels through a liquid or a gas

Eg. Water in a kettle

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What is infra red radiation

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All objects give out and take in thermal radiation, which is also called infrared radiation. The hotter an object is, the more infrared radiation it emits.

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Name 2 conductors

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Graphite

Copper

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Name 3 insulators

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Wood
Ceramic
Water

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Most conductive to least conductive

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Most: Solid metals
          Solid non metals
          Liquid
          Gasses
Least:Vacuum
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Is gas a poor conductor

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Yep

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Convection-
Conduction-
Radiation-

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Convection- gas and liquid
Conduction- solids
Radiation- doesn’t need a substance

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What is radiation

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I can be a solid liquid or gas
No substance is needed
It can travel through any material, even a vacuum

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When a temperature of an object increases, what energy do they gain

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Kinetic

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House heating
Most heat is lost
Least heat is lost

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Most heat is lost through...
Wall
Floor 
Roof
Window 
Door
Least heat is lost through...
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Are liquids and gasses poor conductors

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Yes

Because particles are further away from each other

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14
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Radiation can happen in a….

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Vacuum

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