heat transfer Flashcards
1
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law conservation of energy
A
energy cannot be created or destroyed
2
Q
Heat
A
thermal energy that flows due to a difference in the temperature
3
Q
heat transfer
A
a method at which heat flows
4
Q
conduction
A
heat transfers between solids objects
5
Q
convection
A
heat transferring in or out of a liquid
6
Q
radiation
A
heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substance even empty space
7
Q
insulator
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a material which energy cannot be easily transferred
8
Q
conductor
A
a material which energy can be easily transferred
9
Q
temperature
A
the average speed of particles
10
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thermal energy
A
the total amount of al particles in a object
