Thermal Energy Flashcards
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Insulator
A
Something that doesn’t conduct heat
1
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Conduction
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Thermal conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through a substance without the substance moving itself
2
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Convection
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The transfer of heat through fluids by the upward movement of warmer, less dense regions of fluid
Occurs in any fluid substance
3
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Radiation
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The transfer of energy via infra red waves
Travels in a straight line
Dark colours absorb radiation while shiny materials reflect it
