Heat Transfer
This type of heat transfer happens when you touch a hot pan.
When temperature increases, particle speed does this
increases
A material that allows heat to move through it quickly.
conductor
The term for how much energy it takes to change a substance's temperature.
specific heat
What state of matter has particles vibrating in place?
solid
This type of heat travels through waves and does not need matter.
radiation
When temperature decreases, kinetic energy does this.
decreases
A material that slows heat transfer.
insulator
If something has a high specific heat, does it heat up fast or slow?
slow
What state has particles moving fast and far apart?
gas
This type of heat transfer happens in liquids and gases due to moving current
convection
This type of energy is the movement of particles.
kinetic energy
Foam coolers are good because they do this to thermal energy.
slow it down
Which would heat up faster: metal or water?
metal
What happens to the kinetic energy of gas particles if they are cooled?
decreases
This explains why your hand gets warm from a hand warmer in your glove.
conduction
Which would have faster moving particles — boiling water or ice?
boiling water
Is metal a conductor or insulator?
conductor
If you want a spacecraft part that stays cool, you want high or low specific heat?
high
What state of matter are particles sliding past one another?
liquid
Name one real-life example of convection.
Boiling water current
During a phase change, this stays the same even though energy is added.
temperature
Give one example of an insulator
wood
Name the material (from the chart) that had the highest specific heat.
beryllium
During melting does temperature change or stay the same?
Stays the same