Heat Vocabulary -all

process by which a substance changes from its solid state into its liquid state

Melting
the process by which a substance changes from its liquid state into its solid state

Freezing
the temperature at which a substance changes from its solid state into its liquid state

Melting point
the temperature at which a substance changes from its liquid state into its solid state

Freezing point
process by which a substance changes from its liquid state to its gas state by random particle movement – usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures.

Evaporation
a process by which a substance changes from its liquid state to its gas state. The liquid is heated to a specific temperature at which bubbles of vapor form within the liquid

Boiling
the temperature at which a substance changes from its liquid state to its gas state through boiling

Boiling point
The process by which a gas becomes a liquid

Condensation
the process by which energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object by means of physical contact

Conduction
A process by which energy is transferred in gases and liquids, occurring when a warmer, less dense area of gas or liquid is pushed up by a cooler, more dense area of the gas or liquid

Convection
energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves.

Radiation
A material that transfers energy easily.

Conductor
A material that does not transfer energy easily.

Insulator

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Heat Vocabulary -all

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Study Cards for Heat and Energy Transfer vocabulary

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2013-02-28T16:47:42Z

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