Ryleigh's Ch.3 Voc.

Space that contains little or no matter

• thermal insulator

• thermal expansion

• vacuum

• thermal conductor

material through which thermal engery does not flow eaisly

• radiation

• thermal insulator

• thermal contraction

• conduction

increase in a material's volume when the temperature is increased

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• thermal expansion

transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves

• radiation

• specific heat

• vacuum

• convection current

transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between particles

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• convection current

transfer fo thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another

• conduction

• convection

• specific heat

• thermal conductor

movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection

• specific heat

• radiation

• vacuum

• convection current

decrease in a material's volume when the temperature is decrease

• vacuum

• thermal insulator

• thermal expansion

• thermal contraction

amount of thermal energy it takes to increase the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 C

• specific heat

• thermal conductor

• convection

• conduction

material through which thermal energy flows easily

• thermal conductor

• specific heat

• convection

• conduction