Heat Transfer Vocabulary

Front

What is the total amount of kinetic energy contained in all the particles of a substance?

Back

Thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What do we call a substance that conducts heat readily?

Back

Conductor

Front

What is the transfer of heat from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the transfer of heat in a fluid through currents?

Back

Convection

Front

What is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

Back

Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for a material that does not conduct heat well?

Back

Insulator

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves?

Back

Radiation

Front

What is the name of the method of heat transfer that occurs in solids?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the main difference between conduction and convection?

Back

Conduction occurs in solids, while convection occurs in fluids.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Front

What is an example of a good conductor of heat?

Back

Copper

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4