Heat transfer Flashcards

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Law of conservation of energy

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

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Heat

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Thermal energy flows due to differences in temperature. Heat flows from HOT to COLD

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Heat transfer

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A method by which heat flows (conduction, convection, and radtion

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Conduction

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Heat transfer within or between solid objects

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Convection

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Heat transfer into or out of fluids

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Radiation

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Heat transfer due to pockets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty space

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Insulator

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Material in which energy (electrical, thermal, or sound) cannot be easily transferred. like an oven mitt.

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Conductor

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

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Temperature

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The measure of the average speed of all particles

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Thermal Energy

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The total energy of all particals in a object

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