Heat Transfer. Flashcards
1
Q
Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed
A
law of conservation of energy
2
Q
Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature, heat flows from hot to cold
A
Heat
3
Q
A method of which heat flows
A
Heat Transfer
4
Q
heat transfers within or between objects
A
conduction
5
Q
Heat transfer into or out of fluids
A
convection
6
Q
Heat transfer due to pockets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances even empty space
A
Radiation
7
Q
A material in which energy can not be easily transferred
A
Insulator
8
Q
A material in which energy can be easily transferred
A
Conductor
9
Q
The measure of the average speed of all particles
A
Tempature
10
Q
The total energy of all particles in an object
A
Thermal energy
