Heat transfer Flashcards
1
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law of conversation of energy
A
energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed.
2
Q
heat
A
thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature. heat flows from hot to cold.
3
Q
heat transfer
A
a method by which heat flows.
4
Q
conduction
A
heat transfer within or between solid objects..
5
Q
convection
A
heat transfer into or out of fluids.
6
Q
radiation
A
heat transfer due to the pockets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances even empty space.
7
Q
insulator
A
a material through which energy cannot be easily transferred.
8
Q
temperature
A
the measure of the average speed of all particles.
9
Q
thermal energy
A
the total energy of all particles in an object.
10
Q
conductor
A
a material through which energy cannot be easily transferred.
