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Conductor

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A material that thermal energy travels through easily.

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The 1st law of Thermodynamics

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It just changes forms.

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Geothermal energy

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Uses the internal energy of the earth to heat and cool a home.

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Passive Solar Heating

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An example is having windows with southern exposure.

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Specific Heat Unit

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cal/gram degrees Celsius.

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Insulator

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A material that energy does NOT transfer through easily.

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy spontaneously tends to flow from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.

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Thermal Equilibrium

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The state in which two objects in contact with each other exchange no net heat energy.

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Heat Transfer Methods

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Conduction, Convection, and Radiation.

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Thermal Conductivity

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A measure of a material's ability to conduct heat.