Other Flashcards
(6 cards)
Conductor
Allows heat to pass through easily (metals)
Insulator
Does not allow heat to pass through easily (cork, rubber, wood)
Conduction
Heat transfer in solids (metals)
Convection
Heat transfer in liquids and gases
Radiation
heat transfer in invisible waves no S,L,G needed
Bimetalic Strip
2 different metals fused together. The strip will bend or curve as the temperature changes. It acts as a switch, turning your furnace on and off (where the metals have different coefficients of thermal expansion)