Energy & Heat Transfer Flashcards

(10 cards)

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Law Of Conservation Of Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed it can only be transformed.(Under normal circumstances)

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Heat

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Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature. Heat always flows from Hot to Cold.

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Heat Transfer

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A method by which heat flows. (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)

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Conduction

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Heat Transfer within or between solid objects.

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5
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Convection

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Heat transfer into or out of fluids.

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Radiation

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Heat transfer due to packets of photons that can travel through many substances, even empty spaces.

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Insulator

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A material in which energy (Electrical, Thermal, or Sound) cannot be easily transferred.

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Conductor

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A material through which energy (Electrical, Thermal, or Sound) can easily be transferred.

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9
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Temperature

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The measure of the average speed of all particles.

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Thermal Energy

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The total energy of all particles in an object.

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