Energy Transferred By Heating Flashcards
What’s the meaning of Emits?
Gives out.
What’s the meaning of Absorb?
Take in.
What’s the meaning of Free electrons?
Electrons that move about freely inside a metal and is not held inside an atom.
What’s the meaning of Evaporate?
Turn a liquid into vapour.
What’s the meaning of Specific Heat Capacity?
Energy needed by 1 kg of the substance to raise it’s temperature by 1 degrees celsius.
What’s the meaning of Solar heating panel?
Sealed ps El designed to use sunlight to heat water running through it.
What’s the meaning of Conductor?
A material or device that conducts or transmits heat or electricity, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this.
What is the meaning of Insulator?
A substance or device which does not readily conduct electricity.
What is the meaning of Convection Current?
A current in a fluid that results from convection.
What is the formula for specific heat capacity?
E=mxcx0 E= the energy transferred into joules(j) M=the mass in kilograms (kg) C=the specific heat capacity (j/kg) 0=the temperature change in °c
What’s the meaning of Infrared Radiation?
Electromagnetic waves between visible light and microwaves in the electromagnetic spectrum.