Energy & Heat Transfer Flashcards
1
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Law of Conservation of Energy
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed (under normal conditions).
2
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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.
3
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heat Transfer
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A method by which heat flows (conduction, convection, radiation).
4
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Conduction
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Heat transfer within or between solid objects.
5
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Convection
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Heat transfer into or out of fluids.
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 space.
7
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Insulator
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A material through which energy cannot be easily transferred.
8
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Conductor
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A material through which energy can be easily transferred.
9
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Temperature
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The measure of the average speed of particles.
