Vocab Quiz #2 - Phase Changes and Heat Transfer

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Heat of Fusion

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Amount of energy required to change a substance from solid to liquid

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Heat of Vaporization

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Amount of energy required to change a substance from liquid to gas

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Endothermic Phase Change

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Energy is absorbed by the substance from its surroundings

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Exothermic Phase Change

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Energy is released from the substance to its surroundings

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Conduction

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Transfer of heat by direct contact between particles

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Convection

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Transfer of thermal energy in a fluid with warmer molecules rising

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Radiation

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Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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Thermal Insulator

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Slows down heat transfer because of air pockets