Heat Transfer Methods and Concepts

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What is the term for transferring thermal energy by collisions between particles?

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Conduction

Front

What system uses coils to heat air by conduction and transfers energy by convection?

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Electric Heating System

Front

What does the first law of thermodynamics state?

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The increase in thermal energy of a system equals the work done on the system plus the heat transferred to the system.

Front

What is the sum of the kinetic and potential energy of all particles in an object called?

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Thermal Energy

Front

What is the term for the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg by 1°C?

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Specific Heat

Front

What is the process called where heat is transferred through fluids (liquids or gases)?

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Convection

Front

What is the term for the energy that is transferred from one body to another due to a temperature difference?

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Heat

Front

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

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Temperature

Front

What is the term for the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation

Front

What is the principle that states heat flows from hot objects to cold objects?

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Second Law of Thermodynamics