Heat & Temperature

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What is conduction?

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Conduction is the transfer of heat through a material without the movement of the material itself, typically occurring in solids.

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What is convection?

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Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases) caused by differences in temperature and density.

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What is radiation?

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Radiation is the transfer of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves, such as sunlight, which can travel through a vacuum.

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What is sublimation?

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Sublimation is the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state.

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What is specific heat?

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Specific heat is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by a certain amount.

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What is heat?

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Heat is the energy transferred from one object to another due to a temperature difference.

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What is temperature?

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Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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What is thermal energy?

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Thermal energy is the total energy of all the particles in a substance, related to temperature.

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What is the difference between heat and temperature?

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Heat is the energy transferred due to temperature difference, while temperature is a measure of how hot or cold an object is.

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What is the principle of heat transfer?

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Heat transfer occurs from warmer objects to cooler objects until thermal equilibrium is reached.

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