Particles Flashcards

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What is conduction?

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When heat is transferred through a solid by particles vibrating and hitting each other.

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What is convection?

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The movement caused within 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 transfer of heat.

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