Thermal Energy - Heat Transfer

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What is energy?

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Ability to do work.

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What are the three ways that heat is transferred in thermal energy?

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Conduction, convection, and radiation.

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Which type of heat transfer occurs in the spaces outside of a pot but close to it?

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Radiation.

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What is a substance that conducts heat well?

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Conductor.

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What happens during heat transfer by radiation?

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Heat travels through space in waves outwardly.

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What is conduction?

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not conduct heat well.

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Give an example of a good conductor of heat.

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Metals like copper and aluminum.