Heat, Light & Sound Key Terms

A material that does not conduct heat well

• CONDUCTOR

• INSULATOR

• CONDUCTION

• CONVECTION

A method of heat transfer in which heat is passed by vibrations of particles

• RADIATION

• CONVECTION

• CONDUCTION

• CONDUCTOR

A material that does conduct heat well; heat is allowed to flow through it

• CONDUCTOR

• INSULATOR

• CONDUCTION

• CONVECTION

The transfer of heat in a liquid or gas due to less dense, warmer matter rising and denser cooler matter falling

• RADIATION

• CONVECTION

• CONDUCTION

• CONDUCTOR

The movement of heat in the form of electromagnetic waves

• RADIATION

• CONVECTION

• CONDUCTION

• CONDUCTOR

A region of high pressure in which particles are close together

• RAREFACTIONS

• COMPRESSIONS

• REFRACTION

• CONCAVE

A region of low pressure in which particles are far apart

• RAREFACTIONS

• COMPRESSIONS

• REFRACTION

• CONCAVE

A wave in which the vibration is at right angles to the direction the wave is travelling

• REFLECTION

• REFRACTION

• TRANSVERSE WAVE

• LONGITUDINAL WAVE

A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as the wave is travelling

• REFLECTION

• REFRACTION

• TRANSVERSE WAVE

• LONGITUDINAL WAVE

The bending of light

• RAREFACTIONS

• COMPRESSIONS

• REFRACTION

• REFLECTION