Heat Transfer Vocabulary

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the transfer of heat energy between substances that are in direct contact with each other

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conduction

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the transfer of heat energy through liquids and gases (air)

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convection

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the transfer of heat energy through waves or particles

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radiation

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objects that more easily transfer heat

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conductor

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objects that prevent heat transfer

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insulator

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to pass from one place to another

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transfer

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energy in motion

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kinetic energy

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stored energy

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potential energy

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the ability to do work or transfer heat

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energy

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the process of heat transfer through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

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convection