Energy and Heat Transfer Flashcards
1
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Law of Conservation Energy
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed only transformed.
2
Q
Heat
A
Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature.
3
Q
Heat Transfer
A
A method by which heat flows
4
Q
Coduction
A
Heat transfer with or between solid objects
5
Q
Convection
A
Heat transfer into or out of fluids
6
Q
Radiation
A
heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel many substances even empty space
7
Q
Insulator
A
A material through which heat cannot be easily transferred
8
Q
Conductor
A
A material which through energy can be easily transferred
9
Q
Temperature
A
The temperature of the average speed of all particles.
10
Q
Thermal Energy
A
The total energy of all particles in an object.
