heating and cooling
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Temperature | A measure of how fast the particles are moving |
| Thermometer | Used to measure the temperature of something |
| Degrees Celsius | A unit of temperature |
| Heat energy | A type of energy that flows from high to low temperature |
| Change of state | When a material changes from a solid to a liquid or a liquid to a gas etc. |
| Thermal conductor | A material that allows heat energy to flow through it easily |
| Thermal insulator | A material that allows very little heat energy to flow through it. |
| Conduction | Transfer of heat energy through a metal is due to... |
| Convection | Transfer of heat energy through liquids and gases is due to.... |
| Radiation | Transfer of heat energy through a vaccum (through space) is due to... |
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