Energy & Heat Transfer Flashcards

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed(under normal conditions).

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Heat

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Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature. Heat 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 transfers into or out of fluids

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6
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Radiation

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Heat transfer due to pockets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty space.

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7
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insulator

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a material through 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 be easily 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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10
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Thermal Energy

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The total of all particles in an object

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