Thermal Energy Transfer Cards Flashcards
Thermal Energy
Relating to heat or temperature, the total kinetic energy (motion) of tiny particles that make up matter. The faster the particles move, the warmer the object becomes
Tempurature
A measurement related to the kinetic energy of the particles contained in a system, often measured in Fahrenheit, Celcius, or the scientific scale Kelvin.
Heat Transfer
The flow of energy depending on the nature of the matter, size of the sample, and temperature of the environment.
Fahrenheit
A temperature scale, largely used in the USA, on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
Celcius
The temperature scale at which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees Celcius, used by most of the world.
Kelvin
The scientific base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitute to the degree Celcius.
Conduction
The transfer of heat energy due to a difference is temperature, always from the hotter body to the colder body.
Convection
The transfer of thermal energy by currents.
Radiation
Any form of energy that radiates outward from a source.
Solid
A state of matter with definite volume and shape
Liquid
A state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape
Gas
A form of matter with no definite shape or volume.
Conductor
An object or material that allows the flow of a charge in 1 or more directions.
Insulator
Prevents the transfer of thermal energy.
Conservation of Energy
A scientific rule that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, and that it only transfers between states.
