Energy Transfer by Heating can Happen in Three Different Ways Flashcards
1
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What are the three way energy can be transferred by heating?
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Radiation, conduction or convection
2
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What is thermal radiation?
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The transfer of energy by heating by infrared electromagnetic waves
3
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What is conduction?
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The main form of energy transfer by heating in solids
4
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What is convection?
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The main form of energy transfer by heating in liquids and gases
5
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What does emission of thermal radiation occur in?
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Solids, liquids and gases
6
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The bigger the temperature difference…
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The faster energy is transferred between the thermal energy stores of a body and irs surroundings