Heat transfer

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What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

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Conduction

Front

What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?

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Convection

Front

What are waves that can transfer heat through the vacuum of empty space?

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Electromagnetic waves

Front

Heat transfers from an area of ________temperature to an area of ______ temperature.

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high to low

Front

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks. This is...

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convection

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through a solid material?

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Conduction

Front

What is the method of heat transfer that occurs in fluids (liquids and gases)?

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Convection

Front

What type of heat transfer does not require a medium?

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Radiation

Front

What is the term for the measure of how well a material conducts heat?

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Thermal conductivity

Front

What is the phenomenon where heat is transferred through electromagnetic waves?

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Radiation