Energy and heat transfer Flashcards
law of conservation of energy
Energy can not be created or destroyed just transformed (under correct circumstances.)
Heat
Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in the tempature. heat flows from hot to cold.
heat transfer
a method by which heat flows (convection, conduction, and radiation)
Conduction
Heat transfer within or between solid objects
convection
heat transfer in or out of fluids
radiation
Heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances even empty space
insulator
a material through which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) cannot be easily transfered
conductor
A material in which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) can be easily transferred.
temperature
The measure of the average speed of particles.
thermal energy
The total energy of all particle in an object