Heat Transfer Vocabulary

the transfer of heat energy between substances that are in direct contact with each other

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• transfer

the transfer of heat energy through liquids and gases (air)

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• transfer

the transfer of heat energy through waves or particles

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• transfer

A form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, through fluid media by convection, and through empty space by radiation.

• energy
• conduction
• heat
• convection

objects that more easily transfer heat

• insulator
• conductor
• kinetic energy
• potential energy

objects that prevent heat transfer

• insulator
• conductor
• kinetic energy
• potential energy

to pass from one place to another

• heat
• energy
• transfer
• conductor

energy in motion

• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• heat
• transfer

stored energy

• kinetic energy
• potential energy
• heat
• transfer

the ability to do work or transfer heat

• energy
• transfer
• heat
• insulator