Heat Transfer Flashcards
1
Q
Energy can not be 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 by which heat flows
A
Heat transfer
4
Q
heat transfer with or between solid objects
A
Conduction
5
Q
Heat transfers into or out of fluids
A
Convection
6
Q
Heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty space.
A
Radiation
7
Q
A material through which energy cannot be easily transfered
A
insulator
8
Q
A material through which energy can be easily transferred
A
conductor
9
Q
The measure of the average speed of all particles
A
temperature
10
Q
The total energy of all particles in a object
A
Thermal energy
