Heat Transfer Vocabulary

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Heat Transfer

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The movement of thermal energy from one object or substance to another.

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Conduction

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The process by which heat is directly transmitted through a substance.

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Fluid

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A substance that has no fixed shape:

a gas or liquid.

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Flow

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The movement of a fluid from one place to another.

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Convection

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The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion.

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Radiation

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The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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A principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transformed from one form to another.

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Law of Conservation of Matter

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A principle stating that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system.

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Isolated System

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A physical system that does not interact with its surroundings.