Energy and heat transfer Flashcards

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed

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Heat

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Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature.Heat flows from hot to cold .

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Heat transfer

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A method which heat flows (conduction,convection,radiation)

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4
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Conduction

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heat transfer within or between objects

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5
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Convection

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heat transfer into or out of fluids

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6
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Radiation

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heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances,even empty spaces

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Insulator

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A material through which energy(eletrectical,thermal or sound)cannot be easily transferred.

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Conductor

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A material through which energy (electrical,thermal or sound) can be easily transferred.

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9
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Temperature

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The measure of the average speed of all particles.

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10
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Thermal Energy

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The total energy of all particles in an object.

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