Unit 5 topic 5-6 Flashcards
Freeze
change from a liquid to a solid
Melt
to change from a solid to a liquid
Evaporate
the process by which a liquid, such as water, changes into a gas or a vapour
Condense
change from a gas or vapour into a liquid
Sublimation
a change in state when a gas changes directly to a solid or a solid changes directly to a gas
Evaporative cooling
a process in which the faster-moving particles on the surface of a liquid evaporate and escape into the air
Radiation
the transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
Radiant energy
energy that is transmitted via electromagnetic
waves
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR)
energy that is transferred in the form of electromagnetic waves
Thermal conduction
the direct transfer of thermal energy from one particle or object to another through contact or collision
Heat insulators
materials that slow the transfer or conduction of ther- mal energy from one object to another
Fluids
materials that lack a definite shape and can flow from one place to another
Convection
a process by which a warm fluid moves from place to place carrying thermal energy