Heat Transfer Flashcards

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Describe how Drinking a cup of coffee can transfer heat into you.

A

The ha=eat of the coffee transfers to your hand and eventually the coffee and your hand will be the same temperature.

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What is conduction?

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Conduction is the transfer of heat between solid objects that are in direct, physical contact with each other.

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What is convection?

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The movement caused with
a fluid by the tendency of hotter
And therefore less dense material
to rise, and colder, denser material
to sink under the influence of
gravity, which consequently
results in the transfer of heat.
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What is Radiation?

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Radiation is energy that
comes from a source and
travels through space and
may be able to penetrate
various materials. The kind
of radiation discussed in
this document is called
ionizing radiation because
it can produce charged
particles (ions) in the matter.
Ionizing radiation is
produced by unstable
atoms.
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