Thermal Energy Transfer

Front

Energy that travels as electromagnetic waves is called ______

Back

radiation

Front

How is heat transferred when you and your friends gather around a campfire?

Back

radiation

Front

What kind of heat transfer is demonstrated when baby chickens are kept warm from heat lamps?

Back

radiation

Front

The transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the movement of fluids is called ______

Back

convection

Front

Heat passes from ______

Back

Hot to cold

Front

What is conduction?

Back

The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between materials.

Front

What is convection?

Back

The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

Front

What is radiation?

Back

The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves without the need for a medium.

Front

What happens to the temperature of a substance when it absorbs thermal energy?

Back

The temperature increases.

Front

What is thermal equilibrium?

Back

A state where two objects in contact reach the same temperature and no heat flows between them.