Gr7_Heat_unit2_ch6

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the transfer of heat when warmer particles transfer energy to the cooler particles they are in contact with

the transfer of heat through a liquid or gas as it moves from one place to another

convection currents

warm gases or liquids rise and cool gases or liquids fall to replace it

the transfer of energy carried by electromagnetic waveair-air heat pump, this heat pump absorbs heat from the inside during summers and pumps it outdoors, while it absorbs heat from the outside air during winter and pumps it into the house

hot water radiation

a system of pipes carries heated water through all of the rooms in a house, transferring heat to the room air

geothermal heat pump

this is similar to an air-to-air heat pump but instead of exchanging heat with the outside air, it exchanges heat with the ground

thermal conductor

materials that are good conductors of heat

materials that are poor conductors of heat

specific heat capacity

the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1.00 g of the substance by 1.00 degrees C