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Heat transfer
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- 1Temperaturethe measure of the amount of energy in matter
- 2Thermometerthe scientific tool used to measure temperature, or the amount of heat in matter
- 3Conductionheat transfer by direct contact
- 4Thermal energyheat energy; when temperatures increase, molecules vibrate, expand, and rise; this causes a variety of scientific phenomena studied in fifth grade
- 5Heata measurement of the total energy in a substance; both the kinetic and potential energy found in the matter
- 6ConvectionConvection is the heat transfer due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock. Convection takes place through advection, diffusion or both.
- 7Convection currentsa current in a fluid that results from convection.
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- jose camacho · Apr 2018
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