Heat transfer Flashcards

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1
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed (under normal conditions)

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Law of Conservation Energy

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

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Heat

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A method by which heat flows (conduction, convection, radiation)

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Heat transfer

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Heat transfer within or between solid objects.

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Conduction

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Heat transfer into or out of fluids

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Convection

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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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Radiation

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A material through which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) can not be easily transferred.

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Insulator

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A material through which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) can be easily transferred.

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Conductor

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The measure of the average speed of all particles.

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Temperature

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The total energy of all particles in an object.

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Thermal Energy

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