Heat tranfer Flashcards
1
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Law of conservation of energy
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transferred.
2
Q
Heat
A
Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature. Heat flows from hot to cold.
3
Q
Heat transfer
A
A method by which heat flows
4
Q
Conduction
A
Heat transfer within or between solid objects
5
Q
Convection
A
Heat transfer into or out of fluids
6
Q
Radiation
A
Heat transfer do to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances even empty spaces.
7
Q
Insulator
A
A material through which energy can not be easily transfered
8
Q
Conductor
A
A material which energy can be easily transferred.
9
Q
Temperature
A
The measure of the speed of all particles.
