Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer Flashcard

Front

Which of the following best describes CONDUCTION?

Back

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

Front

What is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid?

Back

Convection

Front

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is called

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radiation

Front

How does heat move?

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from a warmer to a cooler object

Front

How is energy from the Sun transferred?

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by radiation

Front

When you heat up an object, the particles in the object move _________.

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faster

Front

Two fluids, one warm and one cold, mix. The warm fluid rises and the cool fluid sinks. This is an example of:

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Convection

Front

A material that stops the transfer of heat is called a(n)

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insulator

Front

A material that allows heat transfer by the heat passing through it is called a(n)

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conductor

Front

What is true of two objects when heat is passed between them?

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They are at different temperatures.