Energy, Heat, and Heat Transfer Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What do we call a material that does not conduct heat well and does not easily allow electric charges to flow?

Back

Insulator

Front

What is the change in state from a solid to a liquid called?

Back

Melting

Front

What is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluid in liquid or gas?

Back

Convection

Front

What is the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object?

Back

Heat

Front

What is the process called when a liquid turns into a gas at a temperature below its boiling point?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the transfer of heat through direct contact between materials?

Back

Conduction

Front

What is the change of state from a gas to a liquid called?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the process called when a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid?

Back

Sublimation

Front

What is the term for the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid?

Back

Melting Point