Heat transfer Flashcards
Law of conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed (under normal conditions)
Heat
Thermal energy flows due to differences in temperature. Heat flows from HOT to COLD
Heat transfer
A method by which heat flows (conduction, convection, and radtion
Conduction
Heat transfer within or between solid objects
Convection
Heat transfer into or out of fluids
Radiation
Heat transfer due to pockets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty space
Insulator
Material in which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) cannot be easily transferred. like an oven mitt.
Conductor
A material through which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) can be easily transferred.
Temperature
The measure of the average speed of all particles
Thermal Energy
The total energy of all particals in a object