Fluid Dynamics: Heat Transfer Concepts

Front

What is the balance between radiant energy that reaches Earth from the sun and the energy that flows from Earth back out to space?

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Energy Budget

Front

What does the term 'radiated' mean?

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Given off in waves

Front

What type of radiation has wavelengths shorter than violet and can cause sunburns, skin cancer, and eye damage?

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Ultraviolet Radiation

Front

What are materials that easily transfer heat called?

Back

Conductors

Front

What happens to the molecules of an object when it is heated?

Back

They begin to move faster.

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through direct contact between materials?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the term for the movement of heat through fluids (liquids and gases) due to the movement of the fluid itself?

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Convection

Front

What is the name of the process by which heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation

Front

What is the term for materials that do not easily transfer heat?

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Insulators

Front

What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of Earth due to trapped heat from the sun by greenhouse gases.