heat transfer Flashcards
1
Q
law of conservation of energy
A
energy can not be created of destroyed just transformed.
2
Q
heat
A
heat flows from hot to cold.
3
Q
heat transfer
A
a method in which heat flows.
4
Q
conduction
A
heat transfer within or between a solid object
5
Q
convection
A
heat transfer in or out of fluids
6
Q
radiation
A
heat transfer due to pockets of energy
7
Q
insulator
A
a material through witch energy can not be easily transformed
8
Q
conductor
A
a material in which energy can be easily transformed
9
Q
temperature
A
the measure of the average speed of all particles
10
Q
thermal energy
A
the total of all particles in an object
