Physical Science Heat
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Conduction | The heat transfer through solids |
| Insulators | Material that prevents the transfer of heat |
| Convection | Heat transfer through gases and liquids |
| Radiation | Transfer of heat through a vacuum (or space) |
| Thermal Expansion | The increase in volume of a substance due to an increase in temperature |
| Heat | Form of energy in moving particles of matter |
| Calorie | Unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure |
| Absolute Zero | The temperature at which a substance has no kinetic energy to give up. 0 K |
| Sublimination | When a substance changes directly from a solid to a liquid |
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