heat transfer vocab Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

law of conversion of energy

A

energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed( under normal condition)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Heat

A

The energy that flows due to a difference in the temperature.Heat flows from hot to cold

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Heat transfer

A

A method by heat flows. (conduction,convection,radiation)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

conduction

A

heat transfer within or between solid objects

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Convection

A

Heat transfer into or out of fluids

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Radiation

A

Heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty spaces.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

insulator

A

A material through which energy ( electrical,thermal,sound) cannot be easily transferred

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

conductor

A

a material which energy ( electrical thermal, sound) can be easily transferred

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Temperature

A

the measure of all average speed in all particals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Thermal energy

A

total energy of all particles in an object

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly