Heat Transfer Flashcards
1
Q
Absorb
A
To take in energy
2
Q
Condense
A
Gas turns into liquid
3
Q
Conduction
A
The way heat travels through solids
4
Q
Conductor
A
A material which lets energy flow through it easily
5
Q
Contract
A
Get smaller
6
Q
Convection currant
A
A currant created by heat causing changes in the density of a fluid (Liquid or Gas)
7
Q
Emit
A
To give out energy
8
Q
Evaporate
A
Liquid turns to gas
9
Q
Expand
A
Get bigger
10
Q
Fluid
A
A gas or a liquid
11
Q
Gas
A
Particles that are spread out and not attached to each other
12
Q
Heat insulator
A
Material that does not let heat energy flow through it easily
13
Q
Infrared radiation
A
A wave that can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (Empty Space)
14
Q
Insulator
A
A material which doesn’t let energy flow through it easily
15
Q
Joules (J)
A
The units for measuring energy
