Heat Vocab Flashcard

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Heats many rooms from one central location

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Central Heating System

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Thermal energy not converted into work

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Waste Heat

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Study of thermal energy conversions

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Thermodynamics

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Transfer of thermal energy by fluid movement

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Convection

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Instrument for measuring thermal energy changes

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Calorimeter

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Increase in material volume due to temperature rise

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Thermal Expansion

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Material that conducts thermal energy poorly

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Thermal Insulator

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Measure of heat/cold compared to a reference point

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Temperature

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Device that reverses thermal energy flow

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Heat Pump

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Energy transfer by waves in space

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Radiation