Thermal Transfer Full Vocab List

Question 1

Thermal Energy

Answer 1

The total kinetic (motion) energy of tiny particles that make up matter. The faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes.

Question 2

Temperature

Answer 2

The average kinetic energy of all the particles of material; is measured with a thermometer in degrees ( usually Celsius or Fahrenheit).

Question 3

Heat transfer

Answer 3

The flow of thermal energy depending on the nature of the matter the size of the sample, and the temperature of the environment.

Question 4

Fahrenheit

Answer 4

Fahrenheit of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard conditions.

Question 5

Celsius

Answer 5

Celsius of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees under standard conditions.

Question 6

Kelvin

Answer 6

The SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree celsius.

Question 7

Conduction

Answer 7

Is a transfer of thermal energy by contact.

Question 8

Convection

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

Radiation

Answer 9

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium. This includes: electromagnetic radiation, such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma radiation (γ)

Question 10

Solid

Answer 10

In object-oriented computer programming, SOLID is a mnemonic acronym for five design principles intended to make software designs more understandable, flexible and maintainable. It is not related to the GRASP software design principles.

Question 11

Liquid

Answer 11

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure. As such, it is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, gas, and plasma), and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape.

Question 12

Gas

Answer 12

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).

Question 13

Conductor

Answer 13

in physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge in one or more directions. Materials made of metal are common electrical conductors.

Question 14

insulator

Answer 14

An electrical insulator is a material whose internal electric charges do not flow freely; very little electric current will flow through it under the influence of an electric field. This contrasts with other materials, semiconductors and conductors, which conduct electric current more easily.

Question 15

Conservation of Energy

Answer 15

In physics and chemistry, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time.

Question 16

State (of Matter)

Answer 16

In physics, a state of matter is one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist. Four states of matter are observable in everyday life: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.