Heat and materials

Front

What are materials that allow heat to transfer through them easily?

Back

Conductors

Front

What happens to particles when they are heated?

Back

They speed up and expand.

Front

Which material has a high specific heat?

Back

Water

Front

What is the process called when heat is transferred through direct contact?

Back

Conduction

Front

How does the Sun warm the Earth?

Back

Through radiation.

Front

What are materials that do not allow heat to transfer easily?

Back

Insulators

Front

What is the term for the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a substance?

Back

Specific heat.

Front

What is convection?

Back

The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

Front

Give an example of a good conductor of heat.

Back

Copper.

Front

What is an example of an insulator?

Back

Rubber.