Heat Transfer Flashcards
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What is conduction?
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Conduction is heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching.
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What is radiation?
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Radiation is the heat transfer of energy through space. Heat transfer by radiation is when it happens with no direct contact between the heat source and the object.
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What is convection?
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Convection is heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid.
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What is density?
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Density is a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance.
