heat transfer vocab Flashcards
law of conversion of energy
energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed( under normal condition)
Heat
The energy that flows due to a difference in the temperature.Heat flows from hot to cold
Heat transfer
A method by heat flows. (conduction,convection,radiation)
conduction
heat transfer within or between solid objects
Convection
Heat transfer into or out of fluids
Radiation
Heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty spaces.
insulator
A material through which energy ( electrical,thermal,sound) cannot be easily transferred
conductor
a material which energy ( electrical thermal, sound) can be easily transferred
Temperature
the measure of all average speed in all particals
Thermal energy
total energy of all particles in an object