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 by which heat flows
A
Heat Transfer
4
Q
Heat transfer within or between solid objects
A
Conduction
5
Q
Heat transfer 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 transferred
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 an object
A
Thermal Energy
