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law of conservation

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transferred under normal situations.

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heat

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

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heat transfer

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A method in which heat transfer, such as conduction, convection, and radiation.

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conduction

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Heat transfer in or between solid objects (they are in contact).

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convection

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Heat transfer into or out of fluids.

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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.

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insulator

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A material through which energy can get through (thermal, sound, and electric) cannot be easily transferred.

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conductor

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a material through which energy can get through (thermal, sound, and electric) can easily pass through.

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temperature

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The measure of the average speed of all the particles.

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thermal energy

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The energy of all particles in an object.

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